29 Jul 2020

National MPs change their tune on Maori electoral rolls

From First Up, 5:36 am on 29 July 2020

National party MPs are no longer singing from the same song sheet on whether Maori should be allowed to switch electoral rolls. There have been renewed calls from frustrated Maori who are being prevented from changing rolls ahead of September 19th - and the electoral commission, who wants Maori to be able to change rolls at anytime. This didn't make it past the Justice Select Committee because National opposed it - but now it appears not all the party's MPs agree. Meriana Johnsen reports.