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Objection

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Mrs Alfreda Gibson

I object to the proposal to break the Panmure Community from Mt Wellington. At present both are in Tamaki Maungakiekie.
My reasons are:
1.Panmure has a long history and no connection to the Manukau East electorate.
we will become a forgotten community in the Manukau Electorate.
2.Voters in Panmure and Glen Innes will definitely feel disconnected from the larger Manukau East electoral area and possibly view future election campaigns will be centred on South Auckland issues.
3. The boundary change appears entirely arbitrary and follows no logical administrative pattern.
Panmure now sits within the Central Auckland Council and historically has always sat within that electoral boundary. From 1848, Panmure became central to the political administration of the local area through different highway districts. This proposed change ignores all of this area’s history.
4. The change would separate Panmure politically not only from its own railway station but also a significant part of its community in the Mountain Road area, along with businesses to the west of the railway line and Jellicoe Road.
5. Other surrounding electorates e.g. Tamaki, Epsom, Maungakiekie, Mangere, Manurewa, Botany and Pakuranga,- retain their identity and sense of cohesion under the changes, but Panmure, along with Glen Innes, Point England, parts of Mount Wellington and Otahuhu, will lose theirs.
6. The Tamaki Regeneration process foresees a significant population increase in Panmure, Glen Innes and Point England in coming decades. This is likely to force a reversal of this proposal by the Electoral Commission in years to come, which would then make this an unnecessary change to make at this point of time.
7. Our community has gone through an amazing amount of upheavel/change in the last couple of years and is unfair to disconnect and push us away from our Mountain/River (Maungakiekie/Tamaki).
Most of our Maori familys have moved or been removed out of this area, due to the high prices of the new housing subdivision or not securing social housing, and will eventually fill with other ethnicities that would fall under General Roles?

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Objection

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Roshan Robinson

Panmure has no history or community of interest with the Manukau East electorate. The people of Panmure have a lot more in common and a lot more shared interest in their community with Mt Wellington as opposed to Papatoetoe. Papatoetoe is at best 12 kilometres away from Panmure - Mt Wellington is next door....this makes no logical sense what-so-ever.
Bad for democracy. Voters in Panmure and Glen Innes will feel disconnected and alienated from the larger Manukau East electoral area and will probably see all future election campaigns centred on South Auckland issues debated by South Auckland-based politicians. This is likely to undermine and discourage participation in democracy in our areas.
The boundary change appears entirely arbitrary and follows no logical historic or administrative pattern. Historically, Panmure has always sat within the former Auckland City Council and Mount Wellington Borough Council adminstrative areas. From 1848, Panmure became central to the political administration of this area through such bodies as the Panmure/Mount Wellington Highway Districts, the Borough of Mount Wellington and even the short-lived Tamaki City Council. This proposed change ignores all of that history.
The change would separate Panmure politically not only from its own railway station but also a significant part of its community in the Mountain Road area, along with businesses to the west of the railway line and Jellicoe Road.
All surrounding electorates - Tamaki, Epsom, Maungakiekie, Mangere, Manurewa, Botany and Pakuranga - are allowed to maintain their identity and sense of cohesion under the changes, but Panmure, along with Glen Innes, Point England, and parts of Mount Wellington and Otahuhu, will be forced to lose theirs.
The Tamaki Regeneration process foresees a significant population increase in Panmure, Glen Innes and Point England coming decades. This is likely to force a reversal of this proposal by the Electoral Commission in years to come.

Objection

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Mr Robert Ewing

I am opposed to Panmure being removed from the Maungakiekie electorate. It is important to me that Panmure is part of Central Auckland, particularly to ensure that we continue to fall under Auckland City Hospital. I am worried that the boundary change is going to mean a future shift of Panmure into South Auckland and that this will mean we are required to go to Middlemore hospital which is far removed from where we are.
The proposed electorate boundaries are not aligned with our location within Central Auckland and groups Panmure together with a collection of other suburbs that are geographically and socially removed from our area. This will leave Panmure isolated from the area that it has always been a part of.
I also object for the following reasons:
1. Panmure has no history or community of interest with the Manukau East electorate.
2. Bad for democracy. Voters in Panmure and Glen Innes will feel disconnected and alienated from the larger Manukau East electoral area and will probably see all future election campaigns centred on South Auckland issues debated by South Auckland-based politicians. This is likely to undermine and discourage participation in democracy in our areas.
3. The boundary change appears entirely arbitrary and follows no logical historic or administrative pattern. Historically, Panmure has always sat within the former Auckland City Council and Mount Wellington Borough Council adminstrative areas. From 1848, Panmure became central to the political administration of this area through such bodies as the Panmure/Mount Wellington Highway Districts, the Borough of Mount Wellington and even the short-lived Tamaki City Council. This proposed change ignores all of that history.
4. The change would separate Panmure politically not only from its own railway station but also a significant part of its community in the Mountain Road area, along with businesses to the west of the railway line and Jellicoe Road.
5. All surrounding electorates - Tamaki, Epsom, Maungakiekie, Mangere, Manurewa, Botany and Pakuranga - are allowed to maintain their identity and sense of cohesion under the changes, but Panmure, along with Glen Innes, Point England, and parts of Mount Wellington and Otahuhu, will be forced to lose theirs.
6. The Tamaki Regeneration process foresees a significant population increase in Panmure, Glen Innes and Point England coming decades. This is likely to force a reversal of this proposal by the Electoral Commission in years to come.

Objection

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Mrs Barbara Cooper

As a member of a family resident in Panmure for about 80 years I object strongly to the proposal to remove Panmure from the Maungakiekie electorate and to link it to Manukau East.
Panmure and Mt Wellington have been historically linked under various governing local bodies for over 150 years.
The demographics of our communities are quite different to those of Manukau East.
Our maunga, Maungarei/Mt Wellington, would be severed from our community.
Our wonderful new railway station and transport hub would no longer be in our community.
The Tamaki River forms a natural and historic border to our area.
I feel that the Panmure/Mt.Wellington/Glen Innes areas share links and interests that have little to do with Manukau East.

Objection

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Alysia Sims

1. Waipuna, Panmure has no history or community of interest with the Manukau East electorate.
2. Bad for democracy. Voters in Waipuna, Panmure and Glen Innes will feel disconnected and alienated from the larger Manukau East electoral area and will probably see all future election campaigns centred on South Auckland issues debated by South Auckland-based politicians. This is likely to undermine and discourage participation in democracy in our areas.
3. The boundary change appears entirely arbitrary and follows no logical historic or administrative pattern. Historically, Panmure has always sat within the former Auckland City Council and Mount Wellington Borough Council adminstrative areas. From 1848, Panmure became central to the political administration of this area through such bodies as the Panmure/Mount Wellington Highway Districts, the Borough of Mount Wellington and even the short-lived Tamaki City Council. This proposed change ignores all of that history.
4. The change would separate Panmure politically not only from its own railway station but also a significant part of its community in the Mountain Road area, along with businesses to the west of the railway line and Jellicoe Road.
5. All surrounding electorates - Tamaki, Epsom, Maungakiekie, Mangere, Manurewa, Botany and Pakuranga - are allowed to maintain their identity and sense of cohesion under the changes, but Panmure, along with Glen Innes, Point England, and parts of Mount Wellington and Otahuhu, will be forced to lose theirs.
6. The Tamaki Regeneration process foresees a significant population increase in Panmure, Glen Innes and Point England coming decades. This is likely to force a reversal of this proposal by the Electoral Commission in years to come.

Objection

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Rawinia Snowden

1. Decrease the value of the homes I own in Panmure purely because Panmure will be known to be a "South Auckland" suburb, this will impact the values of our home. Home values are more in some suburbs than others, and it's a fact that homes located in the "Auckland Central" region are more expensive than South Auckland region. Therefore I object this reboundary to be done here in Panmure.
2. Panmure has no history or community of interest with the Manukau East electorate.
3. Bad for democracy. Voters in Panmure and Glen Innes will feel disconnected and alienated from the larger Manukau East electoral area and will probably see all future election campaigns centred on South Auckland issues debated by South Auckland-based politicians. This is likely to undermine and discourage participation in democracy in our areas.
4. The boundary change appears entirely arbitrary and follows no logical historic or administrative pattern. Historically, Panmure has always sat within the former Auckland City Council and Mount Wellington Borough Council adminstrative areas. From 1848, Panmure became central to the political administration of this area through such bodies as the Panmure/Mount Wellington Highway Districts, the Borough of Mount Wellington and even the short-lived Tamaki City Council. This proposed change ignores all of that history.
5. The change would separate Panmure politically not only from its own railway station but also a significant part of its community in the Mountain Road area, along with businesses to the west of the railway line and Jellicoe Road.
6. All surrounding electorates - Tamaki, Epsom, Maungakiekie, Mangere, Manurewa, Botany and Pakuranga - are allowed to maintain their identity and sense of cohesion under the changes, but Panmure, along with Glen Innes, Point England, and parts of Mount Wellington and Otahuhu, will be forced to lose theirs.
7. The Tamaki Regeneration process foresees a significant population increase in Panmure, Glen Innes and Point England coming decades. This is likely to force a reversal of this proposal by the Electoral Commission in years to come.

Objection

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Mrs Theresa Calman

Panmure moving to Manukau East

Objection

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Jenni Fernandez

1. Panmure has no history or community of interest with the Manukau East electorate so cannot fathom why our suburbs or interests would be given any voice under that electorate.
2) My address is in Mt Wellington although proposed change means my address for voting would comesunder Manukau East not Maungakiekie. That change would mean I will be separated from others in my geographic area which does not seem right. Mt Wellington and Panmure have a closely linked relationship sharing a Maunga and Mountain and it does not make sense to have the electoral boundary changed to fit in with an area so far removed from Panmure.
3. Bad democratic move. Voters in Panmure, Glen Innes and Mt Wellington ( addresses) will feel disconnected and alienated from the larger Manukau East electoral area and will probably see all future election campaigns centred on South Auckland issues debated by South Auckland-based politicians. This will be hugely disadvantageous to residents in Panmure and some in Mt Wellington addresses. This is likely to undermine and discourage participation in democracy in our areas.
4. The boundary change appears entirely arbitrary and follows no logical historic or administrative pattern. Historically, Panmure has always sat within the former Auckland City Council and Mount Wellington Borough Council adminstrative areas. From 1848, Panmure became central to the political administration of this area through such bodies as the Panmure/Mount Wellington Highway Districts, the Borough of Mount Wellington and even the short-lived Tamaki City Council. This proposed change ignores all of that history. It is not right.
5. The change would separate Panmure politically not only from its own railway station and Maunga but also a significant part of its community in the Mountain Road area, along with businesses to the west of the railway line and Jellicoe Road.
6. All surrounding electorates - Tamaki, Epsom, Maungakiekie, Mangere, Manurewa, Botany and Pakuranga - are allowed to maintain their identity and sense of cohesion under the changes, but Panmure, along with Glen Innes, Point England, and parts of Mount Wellington and Otahuhu, will be forced to lose theirs. That is unjust
7. The Tamaki Regeneration process foresees a significant population increase in Panmure, Glen Innes and Point England coming decades. This is likely to force a reversal of this proposal by the Electoral Commission in years to come.
8)With all the things that have been happening in Panmure with the Ameti project the people of Panmure are becoming more and more discouraged with being pushed around and this seems very unfair and unjust.
9)I object to the fact that there has been no advertising re this even objection process even taking place and submissions being due. It appears we have found out about it by chance and it does not seem just or right that it has been so hidden from the public. I do not feel that general public has been notified in any democratic way that this process is even up for submission. I also object to the fact that this is due 4 days before Christmas when as you will well be aware is the busiest time of the year. It is again unjust and unfair that this date has been determined for submissions to be due in

Objection

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Mrs Pam Shoebridge

It is really a bad idea to split our electorate (Panmure) into a community that we have nothing in common with. We do not want to be part of Otara and Papatoetoe which is so much more diverse than our current boundaries. IHistorically we have never been part of this south Auckland community.
For some reason everyone seems to want to break up Panmure. Panmure is one of the earliest settlements in Auckland and has a great history and strong community. We are proud of our town and do not wish to broken down yet again to be lost in some big electorate in which we lose out identity.

Objection

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Mr Ryan Dawson

I am opposed to the removal of Panmure from the Maungakiekie electorate and grouping it together with a collection of suburbs further South which have little to no connection geographically or socially.
Further:
1. Panmure has no history or community of interest with the Manukau East electorate.
2. Voters in Panmure and Glen Innes will feel disconnected and alienated from the larger Manukau East electoral area and will probably see all future election campaigns centred on South Auckland issues debated by South Auckland-based politicians. This is likely to undermine and discourage participation in democracy in our areas.
3. The boundary change appears entirely arbitrary and follows no logical historic or administrative pattern. Historically, Panmure has always sat within the former Auckland City Council and Mount Wellington Borough Council administrative areas. From 1848, Panmure became central to the political administration of this area through such bodies as the Panmure/Mount Wellington Highway Districts, the Borough of Mount Wellington and even the short-lived Tamaki City Council. This proposed change ignores all of that history.
4. The change would separate Panmure politically not only from its own railway station but also a significant part of its community in the Mountain Road area, along with businesses to the west of the railway line and Jellicoe Road.
5. All surrounding electorates - Tamaki, Epsom, Maungakiekie, Mangere, Manurewa, Botany and Pakuranga - are allowed to maintain their identity and sense of cohesion under the changes, but Panmure, along with Glen Innes, Point England, and parts of Mount Wellington and Otahuhu, will be forced to lose theirs.
6. The Tamaki Regeneration process foresees a significant population increase in Panmure, Glen Innes and Point England coming decades. This is likely to force a reversal of this proposal by the Electoral Commission in years to come.

Objection

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Island Child Charitable Trust

Maungakiekie electorate is named after our Maunga. We feel we have no affiliation to Manukau East. We are based in Glen Innes and we feel it will cause trauma amongst our community to be so different to local board boundaries.

Objection

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David Hoggard

The Manukau East name is inappropriate as a large part of the electorate is not in Manukau. The boundary changes are substantial enough to justify changing the name.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-001, N20-002, N20-005, N20-006, N20-007, N20-009, N20-010, N20-013, N20-014, N20-016, N20-018, N20-019, N20-020, N20-021, N20-022, N20-023, N20-024, N20-029, N20-030, N20-037, N20-038, N20-039, N20-040, N20-041, N20-043, N20-045, N20-046, N20-047, N20-048, N20-049, N20-050, N20-051, N20-052, N20-053 , N20-055, N20-057, N20-058, N20-059, N20-061

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Mrs Tania Batucan

The argument that Panmure doesn't identify with South Auckland suburbs is resolved by changing the proposed Manukau East electorate name to a name that reflects the communities in the new boundary. Mt Wellington Railway Line also forms a natural boundary.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-003

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Mrs Tania Batucan

Labour's map separates Mt Wellington and worse, it's according to random mesh-blocks rather than communities of interest. Their map cuts along Penrose Road and creates an awkward boundary in and out of side streets off Penrose Road. Several streets, including Penrose Road, Panorama, Mt Wellington Highway and Barrack Road are split and will be in two different electorates. That will include myself and my family. At the top of my street I will be in Manukau East (we have absolutely no connection with Manukau East) and the bottom of my street will be in Maungakiekie. The better solution is separating the proposed Maungakiekie and Manukau East electorates along the Mt Wellington rail line as originally proposed. Labour's proposal also splits Mt Wellington from its maunga. As a longtime Mt Wellington resident, I know our community has not historically been separated from our maunga, unlike Panmure and Point England.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-032 , N20-061, N20-029, N20-062, N20-013, N20-051, N20-043, N20-048, N20-005, N20-014, N20-015, N20-016, N20-019, N20-018, N20-020, N20-021, N20-022, N20-023, N20-026, N20-024, N20-063, N20-030, N20-031, N20-001, N20-056, N20-002, N20-035, N20-038, N20-039, N20-040, N20-041, N20-058, N20-059, N20-045, N20-046, N20-049, N20-047, N20-050, N20-052, N20-007, N20-008, N20-055, N20-057, N20-027, N20-010, N20-009

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Ms Bevan Chuang

The argument that Panmure has no history or common interest with Manukau East is resolved changing the proposed Manukau East electorate name to a name that reflects the communities in the new boundary. These could be: "Portage" which represents the famous Portage Crossing that is in the proposed Manukau East electorate and was historically used by Maori between the two harbours; "Otahuhu" which is the middle joining suburb between the original Manukau East communities and the proposed new ones; or Panmure-Otara. Mt Wellington Railway Line also forms a natural boundary.