Robust voting website contributes to treaty settlement

For Immediate Release
18 November 2010

Enlighten has released a website enabling Ngati Porou iwi registers to approve the proposals for the Ngati Porou historical treaty settlement.

The Ngati Porou historical Treaty Settlement Package with the Crown and the Post Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE) proposal has recently been finalised. When signing the official acceptance on behalf of the Crown, Finance Minister Bill English commented, "this is an exciting evolution in the process and many eyes will be watching closely."

Each registered adult member of Ngati Porou is entitled to vote and approve on the Crown's settlement package and the PSGE proposal. After receiving the Ratification pack, which includes information about the settlement package and the PSGE proposal, the Ngati Porou Registers are directed to the treaty ratification website to cast their votes. To make the voting process easy and enjoyable, the interface design is user-friendly and aesthetically attractive. Adhering strictly to the New Zealand Government Web Standards, the ratification website is reliable and highly functional.

To give voters maximal accessibility to the ratification process, text voting is also enabled. To complete their votes, the voters simply need to enter their voting number and the voting proposal abbreviations (i.e. DOS, PSGE) next to their choice of Yes or No.

If there is sufficient vote for the settlement package and the PSGE from Ngati Porou registers, the deed of settlement will be signed and the PSGE will be established.

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