Should Pacific churches lose their tax-free status and pay rates? That’s what the government is looking at, and what will happen if Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has his way. The Assistant National Superintendent for the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Aotearoa-New Zealand and Regional Secretary World Methodist Evangelism Rev. Atu Lagi joined #PacificMornings to discuss the impact it would have on Pacific churches if the change was introduced.#PacificChurches #TaxReformNZ #Auckl… See more

The bill to restore some Samoans New Zealand citizenship rights that was stripped from them in 1982, has passed its first reading. But what happens now? And how does it move forward? Labour MP for Nelson and Chair of the Governance and Administration Select Committee Rachel Boyack joined #PacificMornings to explain the select committee process.#NZCitizenshipRights #SamoanCommunity #RachelBoyack #SelectCommittee #SamoaNZ #CitizenshipBill

Mangere Labour MP Lemauga Lydia Sosene made a stirring speech at the first reading of the bill that could restore NZ citizenship rights for a group of Samoans. Lemauga joined #PacificMornings to discuss that and other political issues of the day. #NZCitizenshipRights #SamoanCommunity #RachelBoyack #GovernanceAndAdministration #SamoaNZ #PoliticalNews #CitizenshipBill

Auckland councillor Josephine Bartley joined #PacificMornings to talk about pet bonds, our media landscape, churches potentially losing their tax-free status and being charged rates, and racist graffiti.#JosephineBartley #AucklandCouncil #PetBonds #NZMedia #ChurchTaxes #LocalGovernmentNZ