Lady Tureiti Moxon

THREE KEY FACTS:

• The coalition Government’s Māori wards bill passed its third reading in Parliament on Tuesday.
• The Local Government (Māori Wards) Amendment Bill came out of a commitment in the coalition agreements with both AcT and NZ First.
• Councils that established Māori wards without a referendum will have to hold a binding poll alongside the 2025 local body elections.

Lady Tureiti Moxon is chairwoman of the National Urban Māori Authority and managing director at Te Kohao Health and was a member of the establishment board of the Māori Health Authority.