'Here is a dictatorship without guns but still a denial of constitutional propriety' – Professor Emeritus Chris Kissling.
Chris Hutching Thu, 18 Feb 2016
A select committee has returned The Environment Canterbury (Transitional Governance Arrangements Bill) to Parliament recommending Ngai Tahu get two appointed seats on the local authority's board.
Under the initial draft of the bill, Ngai Tahu would have received one appointed seat.