Taranaki在地方选举中看到候选人增加了两倍,但毛利人代表面临灭绝的威胁。 Taranaki sees tripled candidates in local elections, but Māori representation faces threat of extinction.

新西兰在塔拉纳基的地方选举中,候选人人数激增,打破了地方民主参与程度较低的趋势。 New Zealand's local elections in Taranaki see a surge in candidates, bucking a trend of lower local democracy engagement. Inglewood、Watara和Stratford,候选人人数增加了三倍。 In Inglewood, Waitara, and Stratford, the number of candidates has tripled. 尽管人数有所增加,塔拉纳基地区委员会现在比去年少4名候选人,共计20名。 Despite this increase, the Taranaki Regional Council now has four fewer candidates than last year, totaling 20. 尽管毛利人占人口的20%以上,但大多数毛利人选区和选区在今年的投票中可能面临灭绝。 Most Māori wards and constituencies may face extinction in this year's ballot, despite Māori making up over 20% of the population.