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Objection

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Ms Debbie Burrows, Deputy Chair, Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board

I am IN SUPPORT of the Boundary Change. I am an Elected Member of the Local Board for Maungakiekie subdivision on the Maungakiekie Tamaki Local Board. I am Deputy Chair of Maungakiekie Tamaki Local Board.
1. I write in support of the proposed Maungakiekie electorate boundary changes in my personal capacity.
2. The 2019 proposed boundary changes largely reflect the Maungakiekie electorate boundary prior to the 2014 changes. All of Onehunga, One Tree Hill and Royal Oak (the suburbs in question) are historically connected to the current Maungakiekie electorate.
3. The Maungakiekie subdivision of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board covers all of Onehunga, all of One Tree Hill and parts of Royal Oak. It is therefore appropriate for the electorate boundary to be of a similar nature as the areas share the same local issues.
4. Many Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board residents are confused to which ward boundary and electorate boundary they fall into. As some Onehunga and One Tree Hill residents fall into the Mt Roskill electorate, they believe they are part of a ‘Mt Roskill Ward’. Moving all of Onehunga and One Tree Hill into the Maungakiekie electorate would make it easier for residents to engage with both their ward and electorate activities.
5. Onehunga Mall is the heart of Onehunga and is the main road through the centre. It is currently split between the Mt Roskill electorate and the Maungakiekie electorate, which serves no purpose.
6. Manukau Road, Campbell Road, Onehunga Mall and Mt Smart Road are key arterial routes that Onehunga residents, One Tree Hill residents and Royal Oak residents use every day. These are the main roads that link our communities of interest and should be in one electorate boundary.
7. Many of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board events, hosted by the Maungakiekie subdivision, are held in Onehunga and attract crowds from neighbouring suburbs, including Royal Oak, One Tree Hill and Epsom South. For example, the recent “Jellicoe Lights” Christmas event that was hosted by the Local Board and held in Jellicoe Park, involves Royal Oak schools and churches. It is one cohesive Royal Oak/Onehunga community of interest.
8. Residents of Royal Oak, Onehunga, Epsom South and One Tree Hill use common infrastructure. They shop locally at either the Onehunga Countdown or Royal Oak Pakn’Save, they enjoy the local parks, including Onehunga Bay Reserve, Cornwall Park, Jellicoe Park, and travel the local roads. Epsom South, Royal Oak and Onehunga are fundamentally one large community of interest.
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Objection

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Mr Josh Bardell

All of Otahuhu should be served by one Member of Parliament, and for this reason I write in support of the proposed boundary changes.
The northern part of Otahuhu should be with the rest of Otahuhu that currently sits in the Manukau East electorate. The current boundary splits Otahuhu in two and therefore separates a community of interest. This must change- Otahuhu should be brought back together.
Students at schools such as Panama Road School, Otahuhu Intermediate, Mt Richmond School and Otahuhu School currently live in two separate electorates from their school. All of Otahuhu should be in Manukau East so the schooling community in this area are in the same electorate represented by one MP.

Objection

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Onehunga Community Patrol

This is not an objection, the Onehunga Community Patrol supports the proposed boundary changes to the Maungakiekie Electorate.
The Onehunga Community Patrol covers all of Onehunga, Royal Oak and One Tree Hill. These suburbs share a similar interest in community safety and we chose to make them our patrol area due to the obvious geographic boundary.
Onehunga Community Patrol has the support of the Onehunga Policing unit and has a Police Liason Officer who is based at the Onehunga Station. The Onehunga Policing unit also covers all of Onehunga, Royal Oak and One Tree Hill. It is appropriate that this community of safety interest is in the Maungakiekie Electorate as it has no connection with Mt Roskill.
We also receive sponsored petrol for our patrol car from Royal Oak Z Energy station. This is a another example of the connection between Onehunga, Royal Oak and One Tree Hill.
We therefore request that the proposed boundary changes go ahead.

Objection

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Mr Steve McAneney

I don’t object. I love it! Why only give the objectors a chance to have their say?

Objection

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Mr Bradyn Watson

I would like to support the boundary changes proposed for the Maungakiekie electorate.
Panmure does not share a community of interest with Ellerslie and One Tree Hill. The railway line in Mt Wellington acts as a natural boundary line that separates the proposed Maungakiekie electorate to the proposed Manukau East.