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N03-019 Christopher Broadbent Objection Name

Christopher Broadbent

Objection

Whangaparāoa
This objection does not relate to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Christopher Broadbent

Whangaparaoa does not reflect the entire area proposed for this electorate. Whangaparaoa is only the peninsula of that name. Hibiscus Coast best reflects the proposed boundaries.

Suggested solution

Hibiscus Coast
N03-020 James Griffith Objection Name

James Griffith

Objection

Whangaparāoa
This objection does not relate to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

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.

Suggested solution

Name the electorate Auckland North. This is consistent with other naming conventions throughout the country. It also better reflects the wide range suburbs represented by the electorate.
N03-021 Roger Dewhurst Objection Name

Roger Dewhurst

Objection

Whangaparāoa
This objection does not relate to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Roger Dewhurst

I wish to register my objection to the proposed name change to Whangaparoa. If it is to be changed, which I consider unnecessary, it should be changed to Hibiscus Coast.
N03-601 Mr John Davies Counter-Objection Name

Mr John Davies

Counter-Objection

Whangaparāoa

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
This objection does not relate to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

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.

Suggested solution

A Māori location name is an ideal solution as we grow up as a country. I love that we are saying good bye to Rodney which comes from some nod to a colonial, Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney, who is far less likely to mean anything to the majority of the new electorate's population than the name Whangaparāoa. It feels like most objectors have ignored what Whangaparāoa means, Bay of Whales. Most of the proposed electorate borders on waters from the sea that is part of Whangaparāoa. I love being a Coastie, and that love and self-identification would not change in the event of an electorate name change, specially given that Whangaparāoa is a name so closely aligned with the idea of Coast. Currently around half the population of the proposed new electorate lives right on the Whangaparāoa peninsula itself. This further rises to probably 75% plus if you take in to account everyone directly touched by the waters of the "Bay of Whales". I think Whangaparāoa is a good option.
N04-001 The Northern Action Group Inc. Objection Boundary, name

The Northern Action Group Inc.

Objection

Helensville
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

The Northern Action Group Inc.

Please find attached our comments and objections to the boundaries and name principally for the proposed Helensville electorate.
N04-002 David Parker QSM JP Objection Boundary, name

David Parker QSM JP

Objection

Helensville
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

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
N04-003 Mr Peter Buckton Objection Boundary, name

Mr Peter Buckton

Objection

Helensville
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Mr Peter Buckton

My objection to the changes of the Rodney Electoral Boundary name change is -
That I would prefer Rodney to keep its name, instead of changing it to Helensville.
There is a Heritage history, as Rodney was name after Sir George Brydges Rodney who was a British admiral, named by Captain James Cook.
Helensville, as a name, has no significance to this area. I like the size of the new Boundary but not the name. You will need a second electorate office on Warkworth, as it's to far to travel from Wellsford to Kumeu.

Suggested solution

The new Boundary is good, but not as the name of Helensville which means nothing to the Rodney Residents.
Also, having one Electorate office in Kumeu, is in the west and Warkworth in the East need an office to serve this area also.
N04-004 Mr Lawrence Morrison Objection Boundary, name

Mr Lawrence Morrison

Objection

Helensville
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

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.

Suggested solution

Leave the boundary as it is.
Leave the name as Rodney.
N04-005 Mr Martin Dancy Objection Boundary, name

Mr Martin Dancy

Objection

Helensville
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Mr Martin Dancy

Boundary - Warkworth is undergoing rapid expansion under the AUP and it's population is set to increase from 5000 to over 30,000 people in the next 10 to 15 years just like Orewa/Silverdale/Millwater has done. We are far more aligned to the East Coast Bays than we are to the West coast so amalgamating with Helensville does not make sense. We wish to keep Mark Michell as our MP.
Name - It is inappropriate to call our electorate Helensville wheher there is a boundary change or not. Our electorate should remain with Rodney as it's name similar to the Rodney Local Board area of Auckland Council which includes Helensville, although we have requested this be split into two boards, East & West.

Suggested solution

Align the boundary changes with an area on the East Coast and in any event keep the electorate name as Rodney.
N04-006 Gail Boyes Objection Boundary, name

Gail Boyes

Objection

Helensville
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

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)?

Suggested solution

Residents should be able to vote on this! We don't trust that council has our best interests in mind. As per above, make everything north of Puhoi, including Pakiri & Wellsford part of Rodney but leave the west coast as another district. Population shouldn't matter. It's about what works best for residents, not the council.My ideal would be for north Rodney to not be part of Auckland at all.
Keep the name Rodney whatever you force us into,
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