Empowering Māori Voices in Local Governance

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Now That's an Idea

Jack

20 episodes

2 days ago

Now That’s an Idea is a place where we stop grumbling and start scheming. Each edition pitches one way to make something better, usually with insights from someone who actually knows their stuff, occasionally from my own crackpot imagination. Why? 1. There are many problems Humans have a remarkable tendency to notice what’s wrong with the world. And we’re good at spotting problems. If food tastes bad, we complain. If traffic is slow, we grumble. But that’s only half the conversation: what are the solutions? 2. We need better answers It’s too easy to follow the path well walked. We live in a ever changing world with a flood of ideas, knowledge and answers. This blog is a chance to dive deep into ideas that are worth digging into. Each month I’ll wrangle a interviews and find folk with a ideas worth sharing. Join me in this mild attempt to make the world ever so slightly better. One idea at a time. Jack

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Empowering Māori Voices in Local Governance - Mateawa Keelan #13

Now That's an Idea

24 minutes 17 seconds

1 month ago

Empowering Māori Voices in Local Governance - Mateawa Keelan #13

In this episode of Now That’s an Idea Mateawa Keelan talks about life in Ruatoria and running for council. Mateawa shares her passion for Māori representation, rural voices in governance, and future-focused community well-being. Her idea is to strengthen Te Tiriti o Waitangi in council.

From local markets that support whānau and hapū to embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori perspectives into council decision-making, Mateawa makes the case for why cultural understanding and resilience are essential for the East Coast.

💡 Full archive + bonus content: https://nowthatsanidea.substack.com/

🎥 Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:00 Community Resilience and Local Economy
05:40 Motivation for Council Involvement
07:49 Māori Representation in Local Government
10:04 Embedding Māori Values in Governance
12:48 Operationalizing Māori Perspectives
15:31 Cultural Understanding in Decision Making
18:09 Future-Focused Community Well-being
20:30 Candidate Pitch
22:17 Pop Quiz

🎶 Thanks to Lenny Lawns for the intro music.