Overall, their responses can be summed up in three points:

Māori wards have been a positive addition to councils and their communities
Councils don't want to put the cost of a referendum on their ratepayers
The Government should stay out of local affairs.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350249412/hypocritical-and-unfair-councils-speak-out-about-maori-wards-plan

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