22 Oct 2019
Calls for newly elected councillor to resign
A newly elected Tauranga councillor is already facing calls for his resignation. While councillor Andrew Hollis was campaigning, he said the Treaty of Waitangi was "past it's use-by-date" and "a joke". Yesterday, Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon said Mr Hollis should resign.The Mayor of Tauranga is Tenby Powell and local iwi leader Buddy Mikaere is a former director of the Waitangi Tribunal they are joining us to discuss.