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Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-003

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Mr Taylor Watson

Labour's map separates Mt Wellington. They contradict themselves when they say "a better solution is not to split Mount Wellington" 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, compared to Labour's jaggerdy boundary that absurdly moves in and out streets splitting tight communities of interest. All of Mt Wellington has historically been in the Maungakiekie electorate, 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, N20-004, 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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Michelle Spencer

The concern in these submissions about the lack of connection between Panmure and Manukau east can be solved by a new name that represents all the communities in the new electorate, such as "Panmure-Otahuhu".
I believe the Commission's proposed boundary of the Mt Wellington railway line is natural.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-006, N20-007, N20-009, N20-033, N20-036, N20-037, N20-038, N20-047

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Sue White

Due to population growth, there needs to be some removal of suburbs along the eastern side of the Maungakiekie electorate, therefore the Mt Wellington Railway Line is a better natural boundary than the Tamaki Estuary.

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, N20-016, 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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Dr Mary Hedges

All of these objections are based around the idea that Panmure in particular has no history or common interest with Manukau East, a point that I agree with. However, that relates to the proposed name of the electorate rather than the actual proposed boundary.
Furthermore, although there is limited history linking these areas, the two ends of the proposed new electorate used to be unified by the employment opportunities of the historic Sylvia Park/Mt Wellington industrial area. The nature of this area has changed and become a major central retail and services hub frequented by both both ends of the proposed new electorate. Therefore the proposed new electorate boundaries actually better represent the primary services hub for all of these suburbs.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N20-003, N20-034, N20-048, N20-052, N20-058

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Dr Mary Hedges

All of these submissions reference the shape of the new electorate and claim it is impractical. This is brilliant. I suggest the submitter's take an outline of New Zealand and scale it down to the proposed electorate size - interestingly it is almost the same shape as the country, albeit a mirror image.
More seriously, the shape of the proposed new electorate actually follows major NE-SW transport corridors (car, rail and bus) toward the southern motorway and airport. This is further supported by the new boundaries following the Eastern train line and then the Southern and is bisected by the Southern motorway.
The shape of an electorate is largely irrelevant as it is not expected that voters travel across an electorate to vote. This is not the only electorate with a long-skinny or short-wide shape. Other examples include Christchurch Central, Nelson (the land portion), Tauranga (the land portion), the proposed North Shore and Upper Harbour. Furthermore, the new electorate is not vastly different from the current Maungakiekie electorate shape. Onehunga - Panmure is similar in length to Point England to Otara. If they object to this they should also be unhappy with the current Maungakiekie - that they want to stay in.