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Objection

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Mrs Katrina Simoson

i feel that it will segregate Tiraunfrim the rest of our Council area. it will be Tokoroa, Putaruru and then us. Also council will have two MPs to work with. Im very happy with Louise Upston in our Taupo area, she is amazing and taljs to all areas regularly, I personally like how she votea on certain issues as well. I feel we would fall through the gaps if boundary changed

Objection

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Mr John Coles

A proposed Boundary Change of the small area of Land bounded by Hydro R, The Waikato River and the Ferguson River Bridge
This area to be incorporated into Taupo electorate from Waikato electorate. I or We live on the Waikato side of Hydro Rd

Objection

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Mark Servian

The traditional ‘East’ and ‘West’ electorates In Hamilton do not reflect the reality that the city is now divided north-south on social, political and demographic grounds.
Most Hamiltonians would recognise this reality and, I believe, agree with the statement above.
What ‘hard’ evidence can I point to?
The Hamilton City Council’s 2018 Representation Review made the following points when considering a north-south split for their wards.
Option 3: Two ward with a North/South divide
Data which could support this option:
• Northern areas of Hamilton share similar demographic characteristics (Census 2013)
o High proportions of European
o Less ethnic diversity
o Higher incomes
o Higher median ages
• Southern areas of Hamilton share similar demographic characteristics (census 2013)
o Higher levels of ethnic diversity
o Lower incomes
o Younger population
There is a clear North/South divide when we consider where people shop relative to where they live
• Shopping patterns (community profile survey 2018)
Refer to Page 2 at https://www.hamilton.govt.nz/our-council/Council_meetings_and_public_information/Documents/Representation%20Review%202018-19%20-%20Options%20for%20representation%20-%2012%20June%202018.pdf.
Also, the mapping of the 2017 General Election results published by The Spinoff indicates that Hamilton is clearly divided north-south in terms of voting patterns.
Refer to the ‘Hamilton’ link at https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/27-09-2017/interactive-mapping-every-booths-votes-from-the-2017-general-election/.
The facts pointed to at the links above should be further investigated by the Commission, as confirmation would suggest such a north-south divide would most closely fulfil the terms of the Act.

Objection

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Janelle Carter

Omokoroa being proposed to add into Coromandal. We are no where near Coromandal. it makes no sense at all. Bay of Plenty / Western Bay of Plenty / Tauranga I can understand.

Objection

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Dr Jean-Paul Thull

FACT: There is a proposal to shift the Coromandel electoral further south. Right now it, sits at Katikati and the proposal is to shift the boundary further down to Omokoroa to capture a few more people.
While I do understand some rationale, I wish to highlight the inconsistency with existing district boundaries in the first place, where Waihi would be the logical boundary. The Coromandel is very different from the Western Bay of Plenty and geographically wide-spread, to allow MPs to cover properly the issues in both areas, as they are different. While the Coromandel is closely related to tourism, resilience issues in terms of infrastructure, bio-diversity, nature conservation, small town survival modus and logging, Western Bay is mainly dealing with horticulture and peri-urban growth and all effects of these (e.g. congestion, road safety SH2, Port access, residential development).
This means that much of the work and involvement of any MP required, will play in two areas… Thames/Coromandel/Whitianga and Katikati/Omokoroa/Tauranga, both geographically/travel time-wise not convenient at all. As a member of public, I wish to have easy access to my local MP and expect my local MP to attend local or regional meetings affecting my region. Tauranga has grown quickly into Greater Tauranga region, requiring holistic leadership where local MPs need to have access to. In this case, it will be difficult to require the Coromandel MP to cover an increasing geographical area. I would even propose to shift the boundary back to Waihi, as Katikati issues are Western Bay DC issues and should be represented by a local MP like we had Hon Todd Muller so far. Right now, I am very pleased to have excellent access to my local MP and realising he has a good understanding of the issues, as he loves local.

Objection

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Mr Hamish Morris

I live in the Bay of Plenty not the Coromandel! Our member represents our area well and I don not believe we should incorporated into the Coromandel who have very different needs than ours.

Objection

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Mayor Garry Webber, Western Bay of Plenty District Council

By using "Bay of Plenty" as the name for this electorate is a gross misnomer as there are many electorates that make up the Bay of Plenty Province.

Objection

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Allan Chesswas and Neil Walker

Please consider our objection to the proposed electoral boundaries below. I have also attached an objection I made at the previous boundary review, which goes into some detail about options for alternative boundaries. I do hope though that in 2019/2020 the entire Stratford district will be able to be pulled together into the Whanganui electorate, which is an easy option for delineating the new boundary.
We would like to make an objection to the proposed electoral boundaries, noting that the boundaries which changed at the last election split rural Stratford from urban Stratford, whereas the whole community is interdependent together in the Stratford District under one territorial authority, and the Stratford township serves as the urban service centre for the wider community. This split makes it very difficult for political institutions to function effectively, without having the same member representing the community in the house. The closest Taranaki King Country electorate office is in Inglewood, 20 minutes north of Stratford, and we have to drive through Stratford to get there. Meanwhile the MP for Whanganui has an electorate office in Stratford.
I note that the populations for each electorate are similar (Taranaki-King Country 63,450, and Whanganui 64,175), but the Taranaki-King Country electorate is projected to grow by 3,125 to 67,300 by 2023, whereas the Whanganui electorate is only projected to grow by 25 to 64,200. This means that the Whanganui Electorate is way below tolerance in 2023 at -9%, which is outside the rules set by Parliament and leaves the electorate population much lower than it should be.
The population of Stratford District that aren’t currently included in the Whanganui electorate would be around 1000 – 1500 based on ward statistics I have seen from past censuses. Shifting this population to join its urban Stratford counterpart in the Whanganui electorate would mean that populations for each electorate would be much more similar and much closer to quota in 2023, and would mean that whole Stratford community would have better integrity at both this election and the next.
If including the entire Stratford rural ward population is considered too many people, there are other alternatives to include smaller portions of the district, which were outlined in an objection submitted by Allan Chesswas in the 2014 review. This earlier objection is attatched for your information.

• Alternative Whanganui TKC Boundarie1 (pdf 1.1 MB)

Objection

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Mrs Vivienne Ferris

I live on the outskirts of Hamilton. It is ridiculous to have my MP based in New Plymouth. I wish to be counted in Hamilton or Waikato. My address is RD9 HAMILTON. Nowhere near New Plymouth. I do not want to vote if my vote is counted in New Plymouth.

Objection

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Mr Bevin Thirkell

We live in palmerston north, however the boundary of the Palmerston North / Rangitikei Electorate runs down the middle of James line putting our half of the street in an electorate that is irrelevant to us.

Objection

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Mrs Wendy Shipman

I live in Menin Road, Raumati Beach. Raumati Beach is divided into two electorates Porirua and Otaki. I find it ludacris and isolating for our community that general election boundaries divide our community when decision making for our area is primarily governed by the Otaki electorate.

Objection

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Mrs Rosemary Young

Waiarapa Electorate covers an area of 3 Regional Councils. Wellington in the South, Horizons in part of the middle and Hawkes Bay in the North.
How can an area so large have "Communities of mutual interest" ?
The Waiarapa M.P. is based approx 2 hours away in Masterton, and the Tukituki M.P. is based 45 Mins away in Hastings, from the 2 main towns of Central Hawkes Bay.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N43-001, N43-002

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Kieran McAnulty MP and Mayor Alex Walker

Please find attached a letter jointly signed by Kieran McAnulty, Labour List MP based in Wairarapa, and Alex Walker, Mayor, Central Hawke’s Bay Council.
The attached letter makes the case for the Wairarapa electorate to be re-named to include reference to Central Hawke’s Bay.
The submissions N43-1 and N43-2 express contradictory positions over the question of the inclusion of Central Hawke’s Bay in the Wairarapa electorate with one arguing for continued inclusion (N43-2) and the other suggesting merger with Tukituki (N43-1). This difference of opinion is likely more widely spread as it reflects the fundamental question as to why Central Hawkes Bay is within the boundaries of the electorate but not embraced within its official name. These concerns may well be met and resolved if the submission of Mr McAnulty and Ms Walker on changing the name were to be adopted.

• 09 01 20 Representation Commission signed joint letter with Alex Walker Change name of electorate (pdf 569 KB)

Objection

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Mike Fryer

I recommend that Wadestown be moved back to Wellington Central, as it retains a stronger community of interest with that area. This should be manageable by adjusting the boundary between Ohariu and Mana.

Objection

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Zoe Carew

Hutt South is an artificial name. I've never heard it used except for the electorate.