Five Out Of Five Vote Against Racist, part-Maori Wards
Five Out of Five Districts Vote Against Racist, part-Maori Wards
Kaikoura voted 80.03% against;
Western Bay of Plenty voted 78.2% against;
Manawatu voted 77.04% against;
Palmerston North voted 68.87% against;
Whakatane voted 56.39% against.
Voters in the five districts voted on whether or not to proceed with race-based part-Maori wards after affected residents collected sufficient signatures to oblige their councils to hold a poll.
Many thanks to all who helped achieve this decisive-for-democracy result.