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Objection

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Mr Benjamin Hamblin

I object to placing Point England within the Manukau East electorate. This will create an electorate that is too tall (north-south) and too thin (east-west). It will lump together electors who do not live anywhere near one another. Residents from the northern end of the electorate rarely visit the southern end, and residents from the southern end of the electorate rarely visit the northern end. This will undermine communities of interest. Residents from different ends of the new electorate attend completely distant schools and sports clubs. Until recently, the northern and southern ends of the proposed electorate had different local governments. Another challenge to communities of interest is that in different parts of the new electorate there are different public service offices, e.g. the Tamaki Regeneration Company is only in the northern end of the electorate, while other public housing areas are covered by Kainga Ora Homes and Communities. Furthermore, with the new electorate boundaries, Point England will not be in the same electorate as its nearby transport hubs: Glen Innes (which is under Tamaki electorate) and Panmure Station (which is in Maungakiekie, currently the same electorate covering Point England).

Objection

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Mr Grant Ewing

we have moved into this area to keep in auckland hospital zone and feel is not only devaluing our property if we get cut off into manakau it will prompt us to move which is not our plan. I cant really see how this change can go through as my family and many people have stayed on this side of the panmure bridge to make sure we stay away from middlemore

Objection

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Patrick Downey

As a resident of Panmure I value the association the community has with our Mt Wellington, Glen Innes and Point England neighbours. Forcing a geopolitical integration with the Manukau East electoral boundary where there has been no recent history of common interest could represent a challenge to the democratic process.

Objection

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Mrs Kellie Dawson

My objection is to the removal of Panmure from the Maungakiekie electorate and moving it into a collection of other suburbs that are further south in Manukau zone. These other suburbs have no connection to Panmure geographically, and will result in the creation of an electorate that is drawn out over a large area with very little in common.
Panmure has a much closer relationship with other suburbs in the Maungakiekie electorate and relies on services that are located within the Maungakiekie electorate. Splitting Panmure off from Maungakiekie will leave our community feeling isolated and removed from the area of which it has always been a part. In an administrative sense this is poor management and will mean that we have less say in what happens in the surrounding suburbs that have a real impact on our way of life. Even when you look at the map of the electorate boundaries (as shown below) it is clear that Panmure sits much more naturally with its northern neighbours than it does with those suburbs to the South of Panmure Basin and Pakuranga Bridge.
Panmure has always been part of Central Auckland, and we wish for this to remain the case. One of the reasons we chose to live in Panmure over suburbs like Pakuranga is that we wanted to remain in Central Auckland, not South Auckland. There is potential for negative impacts on our property values and resale if people feel like we are no longer part of Central Auckland, particularly if this impacts our ability to access essential services (such as Auckland City Hospital) in the future.
I also understand that the new boundary will place our train station in a different electorate to our community. We use the train services regularly, as do many other members of Panmure and it is important that our interests in the train are represented within our local electorate.
We are strongly opposed to Panmure being removed from Central Auckland and grouped in with South Auckland as it is, has always been, and should remain part of Central Auckland and should remain in the Maungakiekie electorate.

Objection

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Te Pou Whakawhirinaki o o'Tara - Citizens Advice Bureau Otara

When our organisation was first established in March 1971, Otara was a much broader community with a much wider population and we met the needs of the people who require our help, both in our immediate community and outside of the area if they were referred to us for a specific service or additional support. If you view the maps of Otara from when we were first established in 1971, compare them to the current boundary maps and take into consideration, additional proposed changes (such as Flatbush), it is clear that the area once named "Otara" is constantly shrinking. Although we, Otara, have experienced changes in boundaries (geographical & other), population and the resulting changes, the community we serve remains constant, irrespective of what the specific area is now named.
The clients and community we have served since we first opened to the public has not changed, they remain constant and are still domiciled in the areas they were when we first opened to the public. Clients that come to share their issues with you, irrespective of what those issues may be, develop a trust and confidence in the service that has helped them and continues to do so. This is not to take away from other organisations that provide assistance to the community, but when it comes to an established relationship of trust, clients will go where they feel comfortable and confident.
The clients and community that come to us for our help, both with core services and specialist advocacy, reman the same as 1971 - with a much broader ethnic base and in greater numbers. Unfortunately for our people, the major proportion of our clients and community are of high deprivation and need a much greater level of support and sustained assistance.
We are very concerned, about the constant changes to our very proud community; how they impact on Otara collectively in respect of a variety of issues, some of which are
- voting power & influence
- funding consideration for the services we provide

Objection

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Andrew McVey

I live in Point England. Along with Panmure and Glen Innes, Point England is now in Manukau East. The name is very confusing. These suburbs are north of Manukau. Also, these suburbs have never historically been part of Manukau. It appears that Manukau centre is also not part of the electorate.
Please consider renaming this electorate in an inclusive way. Voter participation depends on people understanding what electorate they are in. This name will not help.

Objection

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Patrick Downey

Manukau East does not accurately define the significant area of East Auckland to be added to the proposed boundary. Also, geographically the proposed elongated boundary from Point England to Papatoetoe is separated by the Waipuna Basin and this creates a natural physical and possibly psychological divide.

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, N20-018, 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, N20-004, 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

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Mrs Tania Batucan

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: "Otahuhu" which is the middle joining suburb between the original Manukau East communities and the proposed new ones; "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; or "Tauoma" which is the name of the particular Portage Crossing as previously mentioned. Mt Wellington Railway Line also forms a natural boundary.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-003

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Ms Bevan Chuang

Labour's suggested boundary splits Mt Wellington. Their map cuts along Penrose Road and moves in and out of side streets, cutting multiple streets in half according to random mesh-blocks, it is confusing for residents. The more straight-forward solution is separating the proposed Maungakiekie and Manukau East electorates along the rail line as per the Commission’s draft. This line acts as a natural boundary.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-001, N20-002, N20-009, N20-010, N20-011, N20-016, N20-020, N20-023, N20-026, N20-029, N20-030, N20-034, N20-036, N20-039, N20-040, N20-041, N20-043, N20-045, N20-046, N20-047, N20-048, N20-049, N20-051, N20-055

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Ms Bevan Chuang

There are several examples where a community’s main train station is in a different electorate to the one they reside in. One example is the Otahuhu Train Station, which is in the current Mangere electorate (Otahuhu is currently split between Maungakiekie and Manukau East). Mt Wellington Railway line also forms a natural boundary between the proposed Manukau East and Maungakiekie electorates.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-002, N20-005, N20-007, N20-009, N20-014, N20-020, N20-026, N20-028, N20-030, N20-034, N20-039, N20-040, N20-041, N20-043, N20-045, N20-046, N20-049, N20-051, N20-055, N20-059, N20-062

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Ms Bevan Chuang

The claim that Panmure will not be properly represented and its issues not listened to cannot be possibly made as representation is determined by the elected MP for the new seat. There is no telling where that new MP will decide to locate their office or what sort of representative that member of parliament will be

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-001, N20-005, N20-007, N20-009, N20-010, N20-011, N20-015, N20-016, N20-020, N20-023, N20-026, N20-028, N20-029, N20-030, N20-039, N20-040, N20-041, N20-042, N20-043, N20-044, N20-045, N20-046, N20-049, N20-050, N20-051, N20-052, N20-055, N20-058

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Debbie Burrows

Submissions that reference TRC and it's change in population/connection to Panmure.
Similar large-scale developments to TRC are also occurring in the Maungakiekie suburbs of Oranga and Onehunga. These developments by Kainga Ora will also see additional population increases, so the proposed Maungakiekie electorate cannot have three major population increasing developments when the purpose of boundary reviews is to make sure electorates are proportional. Note, not only an issue for Panmure, there’s large-scale developments all over Auckland you cannot hold up boundary changes because of current developments, because then changes based on population will never occur.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-002, N20-005, N20-007, N20-009, N20-014, N20-020, N20-026, N20-028, N20-030, N20-034, N20-039, N20-040, N20-041, N20-043, N20-045, N20-046, N20-049, N20-051, N20-055, N20-059, N20-062

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Debbie Burrows

Submissions that reference Panmure will not be properly represented in the new electorate.
The claim that Panmure will not be properly represented and its issues not listened to cannot be possibly made. Representation is determined by the elected MP for the new seat, and there is no telling at this point in time where that new MP will decide to locate their office or what sort of representative member of parliament they will be.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-001, N20-002, N20-003, N20-009, N20-010, N20-011, N20-016, N20-020, N20-023, N20-026, N20-029, N20-030, N20-034, N20-036, N20-039, N20-040, N20-041, N20-043, N20-045, N20-046, N20-047, N20-048, N20-049, N20-051, N20-052, N20-055, N20-058, N20-064

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Sunny Kaushal

Counter-submission (1): Labour Party Counter-Submission N20-003
Objection and reason: Labour's suggested boundary splits Mt Wellington. Their map cuts along Penrose Road and moves in and out of side streets, cutting multiple streets in half (between two different electorates) according to random mesh-blocks rather than communities of interest. These streets include: Penrose Road, Panorama Road, Barrack Road, Mt Wellington Highway. The more straight-forward solution is separating the proposed Maungakiekie and Manukau East electorates along the rail line as per the Commission’s draft. This line acts as a natural boundary. Mt Wellington has historically been in the Maungakiekie electorate, unlike Panmure and Point England.

Counter-submission (2): submissions that reference the separation of the Panmure train station from the Panmure community.
Objection and reason: Object to the notion that Panmure will be separated from it's train station and therefore should not be subject to change. There are several examples where a community’s main train station/transport hub is in a different electorate to the one they reside in. One example includes Otahuhu Train Station, which is in the current Mangere electorate (Otahuhu is currently split between Maungakiekie and Manukau East).

Counter-submission (3): submissions that reference the new Manukau East electorate's shape is impractical
Objection and Reason: The claim that the new Manukau East electorate is impractical because of its shape is irrelevant. Many electorates come in various shapes and sizes as they are based on population numbers i.e. proposed North Shore electorate (approx. 12-14km) from Mairangi Bay down to Devonport. This new electorate also has a basin in the middle like the proposed Manukau East electorate. Proportionate electorates is the utmost important factor - not the shape of the new electorate.

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, N20-004, 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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Mr Shiu Narayan

Change the proposed Manukau East electorate name to one that reflects the communities in the new boundary i.e. "Panmure-Otahuhu", or a name that references/relates to the Tamaki Estuary as this Estuary holds significance to the communities in the new Manukau East electorate. Renaming is a way all communities will have an identity in the new area.