Last chance to take part in the 2006 Maori electoral option
Time is almost up for Maori to take part in the 2006 Maori Electoral Option.
"The four month period to make this choice is almost over says Murray Wicks, Electoral Enrolment Centre National Manager. "The Option closes on Wednesday 2 August."
During the Option all eligible Maori can choose whether to enrol on the General Roll or the Maori Roll. There has been a lot of activity on the ground to raise awareness of the choice and how to take part," says Mr Wicks.
Actor and comedian Pio Terei has featured in the television and radio advertisements explaining the choice Maori have.
"We have the chance now to choose whether to be enrolled on the General Roll or the Maori Roll. It's really easy and I encourage Maori to find out about it if they haven’t already," says Pio Terei.
"I've had a lot of feedback from people who know the Maori Electoral Option is on. But, I want to remind people to consider the roll type they want to be on for the next two Parliamentary elections," says Pio.
"If anyone hasn't made their choice yet time is running out. To make your choice you need to get your Maori Electoral Option form or enrolment form back by Wednesday August 2," says Mr Wicks.
Enrolment forms are available by freetexting your name and address to 3676, calling 0800 ENROL NOW (0800 36 76 56) or by going to any PostShop. People can also enrol or update their details online at www.elections.org.nz.
For more information please contact: Murray Wicks, National Manager, Electoral Enrolment Centre Phone 04 801 0701 or 027 249 4508.
Pokapū Rēhitatanga Kaipōti Rātapu, 23 Hōngongoi 2006
TE WĀ WHAKAMUTUNGA KI TE WHAIWĀHI KI TE KŌWHIRINGA MĀORI 2006
Kua tata pau te wā e āhei te iwi Māori te whai wāhi ki te Kōwhiringa Māori 2006.
E ai ki a Murray Wicks, te Manahau ā-Motu o te Pokapū Rēhitatanga Kaipōti: "Kua tata mutu te wā whā-marama hei mea i tēnei kōwhiringa. Ka kati te Kōwhiringa Māori 2006 ā te Wenerei, 2 Here-turi-kōkā."
Ka kī a Murray Wicks: "I waenganui i tēnei Kōwhiringa e āhei ana a Māori māraurau katoa mā te kōwhiri ki te whakauru ki te Rārangi Ingoa Whānui, Rārangi Ingoa Māori rānei. He nui tonu ngā mahi kua mahia kia mōhiotia whānuitia ai tēnei kaupapa, kia pēhea hoki te whai wāhi."
Ko te kaiwhakaari, kaiwhakangahau rongonui a Pio Terei tētahi kua tū mai i ngā pānuitanga ā-pouaka whakaata, ā-irirangi hoki, ki te whakamārama i te kōwhiringa kei mua i te iwi Māori.
"Kei a tātou ināianei te kōwhiringa kia whakaurua tātou ki te Rārangi Ingoa Whānui, ki te Rārangi Ingoa Māori rānei. He mea ngāwari hoki, otirā e akiaki ana ahau i a Ngāi Māori mā kia āta tirohia tēnei take, ki te mea kāore anō i tirohia e rātou," ka kī atu a Pio.
"Kua nui ngā urupare mai i ngā tāngata e mōhio ana kei te haere te Kōwhiringa Māori. Engari e hiahia ana ahau ki te whakamahara i te iwi kia āta whakaarohia ko tēhea te momo rārangi ingoa e hiahia ana rātou mō ngā pōtitanga Pāremata e rua e heke mai nei."
Ko te kī a Murray Wicks: "Ki te mea kāore anō ētahi i mea ai i tā rātou kōwhiringa, kei te pau haere te wā. Hei mea i tō kōwhiringa me whakahoki e koe tō puka Kōwhiringa Māori, tō puka rēhita rānei hei te Wenerei, 2 Here-turi-kōkā."
Kei te wātea atu ngā puka rēhita mā te tuhi ā-waea koreutu i tōu ingoa me tō wāhi noho ki 3676, mā te waea ki 0800 ENROL NOW (0800 36 76 56), mā te haere rānei ki tētahi Toa Poutāpeta. Ka taea hoki e te iwi te rēhita ā-ipurangi, te whakahōu rānei i ā rātou taipitopito whaiaro, mā te haere ki te pae tukutuku www.elections.org.nz.
Mō ētahi atu pārongo, whakapā atu ki a: Murray Wicks, Manahautū ā-Motu, Pokapū Rēhitatanga Kaipōti. Waea 04 801 0701, 027 249 4508 rānei.