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Objection

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Colin Foster

My town (Lawrence) is part of Clutha District, and our current electorate is Clutha-Southland (the clue there is in the name!). It is madness to "move" us into Dunedin South - we have no organisational, territorial or other connection to the city, which is a major urban centre and has nothing in common in terms of priorities and representation with a rural dustrcict such as ours.
Changing our electorate purely so Dunedin South can achieve some nominal quota is ridiculous, and gives no weight to the nature of the area, natural boundaries and exisiting allegiances or the views and wishes of our people. An MP representing a major urban conurbation will naturally prioitise time and policy in directions which are likely to be in conflict with the needs of rural areas.

Objection

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Mr Nathan Farr

My objection is to the fact that these changes clearly favour one party. The New Zealand National Party. The changes take in a large part of Clutha-Southland. And this said electorate (Clutha-Southland) is a National Safe Seat. And these changes will allow the National voter base in Dunedin South to increase and to change the number of National/Labour Party voter number in Favour of National. The changes are not fair and will favour one party of another.

Objection

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Mrs Donna Buxton

I would like to see the boundaries of the Clutha District remain in the Clutha-Southland Electorate.
As it is proposed the Clutha District will be represented by three electorates - Southland, Clutha Southland and Dunedin South. I believe in time that this would strengthen any case to amalgamate our district into other councils which will see the dissoltion of our current council and have a significant impact on the area.
Balclutha and surrounding areas are a rural community and face different issues to that of a city.
I also believe that we will not get the same representation in Parliament as we currently have.
Finally, how absurd that a town named BalCLUTHA is not in the CLUTHA-Southland district.

Objection

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Mr Ian Pentecost

This proposal will radically alter the political makeup of the area.
The Otago Peninsula is next to and has a long association with South Dunedin.
The Otago Peninsula is not close to Dundedin North.
The proposal will make South Dunedin a rural electorate.

Objection

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Ms Sarah Lyon

I object to the Clutha district being moved out of Otago and into the Southland area. We are part of Otago and this should not be changed. The ‘boundary’ should fall Clutha - Otago. How can you just decide to change an areas ‘region’ we identify as people of Otago and always have.

Objection

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Logan Stadnyk

This electorate is going to be called Dunedin South. and while it does include the southern suburbs of Dunedin, it also has a significant population in the Clutha District, I think that many people in Milton, Lawrence, Balclutha and Kaitangata will be uncomfortable about the name and I think a different name would be appropriate.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

S14-002, S14-005, S14-009, S14-010

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Peter Bekkers

I support the boundary change recommended by the commission.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

S14-002, S14-005, S14-009, S14-010

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Matthew Casey

I support the boundary changes that the commission put out

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

S14-002, S14-005, S14-009, S14-010

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Charlene Hunter

i agree with the commissons changes

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

S14-002, S14-005, S14-009, S14-010

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Tom Bekkers

agree with the commissons changes

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

S14-002, S14-005, S14-009, S14-010

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Michael Reeve

I agree with the commissons changes

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

S14-002, S14-005, S14-009, S14-010

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Gaye Cowie

We support the boundary changes recommend for Dunedin South. Most of the Clutha area that is being shifted aligns more with Dunedin than Southland. We recommend that the electorate is named Taieri being the name of the river that runs through the heart of the area.

Objection

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Clutha District Council

See attached

• CDC-Electorate-boundary-submission_signed.pdf (pdf 403 KB)

Objection

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Anthony King

The Queenstown lakes district, including Queenstown, Wanaka and Cromwell is an area that has very similar interests, people, and requirements. However currently, Wanaka and Cromwell are split into the Waitaki electorate, whereas Clutha Southland includes a large area of rural Southland. Waitaki is also a largely rural electorate. This means that the MPs are balancing majorly different requirements for their constituents.

Objection

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Malc Hodge

I live in Alexandra which is currently in the Waitaki Electorate. It is proposed that we become part of the Clutha Southland electorate. Alexandra (if you don't know) is in CENTRAL OTAGO. It is not in Clutha or Southland. Central Otago takes in the two largest towns of Alexandra & Cromwell, which have a common Mayor. While the proposed changes would move Alexandra, Cromwell would remain in the Waitaki electorate. This is just crazy. At the same time Wanaka which is part of the QLDC (Central Otago area) would remain in the Waitaki electorate. Again crazy. What is needed and would make more sense is to have a CENTRAL OTAGO electorate which takes in all of the CODC area and the QLDC area. This whole area (particularly Queenstown & Wanaka and to a slightly lessor extent, Cromwell & Alexandra are growing at an enormous rate as such we deserve and need our own Electorate rather than being lumped into areas with which we have no natural or logical association. I trust common sense will prevail in this matter.