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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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Michael Reeve

I agree with the commissons changes

Counter-Objection

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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 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.

Objection

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Mrs Rachel Rose

Queenstown Lakes needs it’s own boundary. Our population has increased significantly and the challenges that we face differ greatly to the rest of the Clutha region. I lived in the Far North where Whangarei had its own electorate. Queenstown needs it’s own MP. As an HR manager in a tourism company and a volunteer at CAB I see the requirements for a local MP every day. Our current MP does his best but he is too stretched.

Objection

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David O'Brien

The proposed changes in Central Otago with include some areas, as published, being moved to Clutha Southland do simply not make sense from all perspectives.
People in Wellington should probably have a quick look at the map to understand how ridiculous this move would be.

Objection

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Mrs Kathleen Baff

Splitting the Balclutha area into three separate electorates of Clutha-Southland (current), Invercargill and Dunedin-South, would be detrimental. Balclutha encompasses a solid collective of communities within a variety of towns and rural settlements. For Balclutha to be removed from its name-sake “Clutha”, split 3-ways and be latched onto the edge of the more urban zone of Dunedin-South, would segregate this close-knit community. The dynamics, infrastructure and priorities for the rural areas, settlements and towns of Balclutha and the Clutha District are different to those of Dunedin-South. Balclutha area would lose its sense of cohesion and identiy if it was split into three different Electorates. Balclutha has different priorities, interests, culture and well outside the location of Dunedin-South. Also proposing Owaka to be transfrerred to Invercargill, would break up another close-knit coastal community (from very nearby Kaka Point and Baclutha).
Moving Balclutha out of Clutha-Southland and then adding Roxburgh and Alexandra in to balance the numbers, appears more like “robbing Peter to pay Paul”. Balclutha is in Clutha, which is in South Otago, and South Otago is in Clutha-Southland where it should remain. The natural Clutha/Dunedin boundary is the Waipori River, which is exactly where Clutha-Southland and Dunedin-South “borders” currently are. Balclutha is in Clutha, which is in South Otago, and South Otago is in Clutha-Southland where it should remain.

Objection

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Mr Benjamin Chapman

The area affectionately known as The Southern Lakes, and to a broader extent the region east of the Southern Alps from Lake Te Anau north to Lake Tekapo and boarded by State Highway 8 (including the regions of Wakatipu, Wanaka, Hawea, Ohau and Pukaki) are a consistent offering of lake and alpine environments that would benefit if in an inclusive electoral region. This 'Lakes District' in its entirety is an as yet unappreciated greater region of natural and economic significance to New Zealand.

Objection

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Mr Dominic Tay

The Queenstown Lakes District Council area is divided across two large electorates. Given that this area is predicted to be a high-growth area, it would be sensible to consider uniting this community of interest into a single electorate.
With or without my proposed changes, the loss of Balclutha to Dunedin South means that the name for this electorate is no longer suitable.

• Dominic Tay submission (pdf 790 KB)