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Objection

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James Griffith

The name "Whangaparaoa" traditionally refers to the peninsula. This electorate includes a wide variety of suburbs including Albany Heights, Paremoremo, Coatesville, Orewa and Hatfields Beach which are very geographically separated from the Peninsula, leading to potential confusion.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N03-001, N03-002, N03-003, N03-004, N03-005, N03-006, N03-007, N03-008, N03-009, N03-010, N03-011, N03-012, N03-013, N03-014, N03-015, N03-016, N03-017, N03-018, N03-019, N03-020, N03-021

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Mr John Davies

I object to the name Hibiscus Coast as suggested by numerous objections. I had originally wondered about that too but research suggested any reservation I had about about Whangaparāoa was wrong. My objection to Hibiscus Coast centres around the fact that this name was an artificiality created by businesses in the 1970's to market the destination. Those businesses even gave away hibiscus plants to support their artificial name. It had nothing to do with the actual location (see page 3 attached September 18, 2019, Hibiscus Matters). The area has been known as Whangaparāoa since arguably before colonial arrivals.

Objection

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David Parker QSM JP

Having lived in this district for past 70plus years and affiliated to a number of Community Organisations.....
(1) I opose the Change in Boundaries
(2) RODNEY has been in existance since 1769 when Cpt Cook and his crew sighted and named the land now known as Cape Rodney Leigh.
(3) Should there be a name change then I would strongly support retaining RODNEY asfter it's historical association.
(4) Alternatively I would suggest COAST TO COAST or TWIN COAST ie incorporating both KOwhai Coast & Kaipara Coasts

Objection

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Mr Lawrence Morrison

Helensville and the Warkworth/Wellsford area share little in common. We are probably more aligned to Whangaparaoa being east coast townships. In addition, Warkworth will probably be like Whangaparaoa one day with around 20,000 more people expected to live here over the next 30 years.
With regard to the name Warkworth/Wellsford people will struggle with identifying as Helensville. That name to town specific. If the name is to change make it something more broad - stick with Rodney.

Objection

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Gail Boyes

Why don't we get to vote on this??? I seriously object to that. This process has been swept under the rug.
The old Rodney district included Helensville and it didn't work. The east coast is too different from the west coast. We have nothing in common with Helensville. No one I know in Rodney ever goes there. I agree with splitting off the southern part of the district but from Puhoi north, including Pakiri and Wellsford should remain Rodney. Why are there population requirements? We shouldn't even be part of Auckland. We were forced into it and it hasn't worked if you ask people who actually live in north Rodney.
Rodney is a much better name anyway. What kind of name is Helensville anyway (stupid)?

Objection

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Mr Bruce Snowsill

1. People of Warkworth and surrounds identify with Orewa. And Magawhai. Helensville is considered to be West Auckland.
2. I strongly object to the proposed name.

Objection

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Annabelle Balfour

We are part of Rodney, I wish to stay a part of Rodney. We are nowhere near Helensville and this makes no sense.

Objection

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Tony Enderby

The proposed change from Rodney, which reflects the area it covered, to Helensville, which is far from my local area and has different priorities. I object strongly to a poorly thought out change to the existing Rodney electorate to Helensville that does not reflect the north Rodney area.

Objection

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Mr Graham Cutts

Se are happy in Rodney District of Northland, Changing to Helensville brings a different cultural and residential unit which does not fit with our region.
You are wasting time and public money changing something that has been working for years. Helensville and Kumeu are supposed growth areas, we like being a quiet rural area

Objection

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Mrs Anna McGovern

We should NOT be putting Rodney into Helensville as a district.
This Community prides itself on its Coastal identity.

Objection

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Ngā Māunga Whakahii o Kaipara Development Trust

See attached

• Kaipara-ki-Mahurangi.pdf (pdf 270 KB)

Objection

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Ruth Tanner

I object the name of our electorate zone being changed from Rodney to Helensville. We are an area not a town.

Objection

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Ruth Minton

The area of the new proposed electorate including Wellsford, TeHana etc does NOT suit at all. The residents do not consider themselves Helensville at all.
In fact, it takes approx. an hour to drive from Wellsford to the township of Helensville.
Helensville is a township name, not an electorate area name.
Why not keep the name of Rodney. This name covers the current local body election area in question too. People relate to this region name already.

Objection

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Petrina Srhoj

The vast majority of people in this electorate identify as being part of Rodney not Helensville

Objection

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Beth Houlbrooke

The proposed Helensville electorate extends north and east to Warkworth, Wellsford, and the Kowhai Coast. The name 'Helensville' does not relate to these communities at all and will cause confusion with the removal of the name 'Rodney' altogether. North Rodney residents in particular already feel disenfranchised by being part of 'Auckland', so will feel a loss of identity.