. . . . . . "M\u0101ori wards and constituencies"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1120843967"^^ . . . . "69283722"^^ . . "M\u0101ori wards and constituencies refer to wards and constituencies on urban, district, and regional councils in New Zealand that represent local constituents registered on the M\u0101ori parliamentary electoral roll vote. Like M\u0101ori electorates within the New Zealand Parliament, the purpose of M\u0101ori wards and constituencies is to ensure that M\u0101ori are represented in local government decision making. M\u0101ori wards and constituencies were first introduced by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council in 2001. Efforts to introduce them to other local and regional government bodies in New Zealand were complicated by a poll provision allowing referendums on the issue of introducing M\u0101ori wards and constituencies. Consequently, attempts to introduce M\u0101ori wards and constituencies were defeated at several polls in New Plymouth, Palmerston North, the Western Bay of Plenty, Whakat\u0101ne, Manawatu, and Kaik\u014Dura. In late February 2021, the Sixth Labour Government passed the Local Electoral (M\u0101ori Wards and M\u0101ori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2021, which eliminated the poll provision for establishing M\u0101ori wards and constituencies."@en . . "M\u0101ori wards and constituencies refer to wards and constituencies on urban, district, and regional councils in New Zealand that represent local constituents registered on the M\u0101ori parliamentary electoral roll vote. Like M\u0101ori electorates within the New Zealand Parliament, the purpose of M\u0101ori wards and constituencies is to ensure that M\u0101ori are represented in local government decision making."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "55325"^^ . .