150 years in the making Mana whenua seats on track for Invercargill

almost 3 years in Otago Daily Times

Caption: Waihōpai Rūnaka kaumātua Michael Skerrett pictured with Invercargill Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt in February. Photo: Luisa Girao

Invercargill City Council is one step closer to establishing mana whenua seats within its ranks, but a kaumātua hopes it won’t take another 150 years for new appointees to be treated as equals.

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