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Ensuring Māori were represented in local government was not about 'race' as some politicians would have it, Cleine said.

"It's about fairness, respecting the status of the indigenous people and our obligations in the Treaty and in law.

"It's not a thing that's been a threat to us - it adds to council and should be embraced."

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