"THE HOBSON'S PLEDGE PRODUCTION LINE: Lobby Group Writes the Law, Plants the Candidate, and Sends the Invoice" - 2 June 2026THE HOBSON'S PLEDGE PRODUCTION LINE: Lobby Group Writes the Law, Plants the Candidate, and Sends the InvoiceIvor Jones The Māori Green Lantern·Jun 2·19 min readNZ First's press release via Scoop confirmed itLaw change will stop councils appointing iwi representatives as full voting membersThe government says the change will stop councils appointing iwi representatives as full voting members, as it was “not democratic”.RNZLillian HanlyRNZ political reporter Lillian HanlyNZ First's official press release via Scoop
