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Our people didn’t sit back and accept silence

Summary by E-tangata.co.nz
Shonelle Wana. (Photo supplied) We mustn’t forget that the voting system was initially designed to exclude Māori, writes Shonelle Wana.   With the upcoming Tāmaki Makaurau by-election and local council elections on the horizon, I’ve found myself reflecting on the meaning of voting. What I realised was that it’s easy to forget something important: Māori weren’t always allowed to vote. The systems of government that run this country today were nev…
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e-tangata.co.nz broke the news in on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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