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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.