NEW ZEALAND CITIES ELECT MAORI DEPUTY MAYORS

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (NiuFM News, Nov. 5) - Two cities in New Zealand can now boast they have as their deputy mayor a Pacific person.

The very popular Litea Ah Hoi was voted in deputy of Porirua after being returned to council for a third term recently....

Ah Hoi says Porirua has a big Pacific population but it's still an honour to be made deputy mayor. (listen)

Manukau, the country's largest brown city, also has a Pacific deputy mayor, Sua William Sio, who says there's a number of goals he wants to achieve. (listen)