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S14-610 Michael Reeve Counter-Objection Boundary, name

Michael Reeve

Counter-Objection

Dunedin South

Relates to objections

S14-002, S14-005, S14-009, S14-010
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Michael Reeve

I agree with the commissons changes

Suggested solution

I do think we should change the name to Clutha Taieri as this would reflect the area more.
S14-611 Kylie Gregory Counter-Objection Boundary, name

Kylie Gregory

Counter-Objection

Dunedin South

Relates to objections

S14-002, S14-005, S14-009, S14-010
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Kylie Gregory

Agree with the changes of the commission

Suggested solution

Suggest we change the name to Clutha Taieri which aligns with the area more
S14-612 Gaye Cowie Counter-Objection Boundary, name

Gaye Cowie

Counter-Objection

Dunedin South

Relates to objections

S14-002, S14-005, S14-009, S14-010
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

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.
S14-613 Adam Darton Counter-Objection Boundary

Adam Darton

Counter-Objection

Dunedin South

Relates to objections

S14-002, S14-005, S14-009, S14-010
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Adam Darton

I support the boundary recommendation for Dunedin South by the Commission. Including the Clutha district with Taieri is culturally fitting and means the Taieri Plains will be serviced by the same Member of Parliament rather than two. Dunedin South provides schools, businesses, medical centres and opportunities for people in Clutha/Taieri region.

Suggested solution

Keep the boundaries as is.
S15-001 Clutha District Council Objection Boundary

Clutha District Council

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Clutha District Council

See attached

Suggested solution

See attached
S15-002 Mr Simon Small Objection Boundary, name

Mr Simon Small

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Mr Simon Small

Queenstown should have its own MP because it has such unique tourism challenges.

Suggested solution

To have the tourism parts of the lakes including Te Anau, Queenstown (Wakatipu) and Wanaka joined up and with a new electorate. While leaving the remainder parts to be part of Clutha-Southland and Waitaki combined.
S15-003 Anthony King Objection Boundary

Anthony King

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

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.

Suggested solution

Make an electorate using primarily the Queenstown Lakes District Council area, then include a lot of the Central Otago area. The rural areas of the existing Waitaki and Clutha Southland areas can then either be added to nearby electorates, or an additional electorate that services the largely rural areas from these two electorates can be combined instead of splitting the Queenstown lakes area between two electorates.
S15-004 Mr Geoffrey Thomson Objection Boundary

Mr Geoffrey Thomson

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mr Geoffrey Thomson

Boundary adjustments appear based solely on population movements, rather than communities if interest.

Suggested solution

The Southern Lakes area (Lake Hawea in the north-east to Lake Manapouri in the south-west to Alexandra in the south-east) is a community of interest based on tourism. A new "Southern Lakes" electorate should be formed to cover these areas, and the remaining Clutha-Southland and Waitaki electorate areas combine to form a separate new "Clutha-Waitaki" electorate, whose community of interest would be rural, resource-based industries. This would allow the "Southern Lakes" MP to focus on major tourist issues, and be the "go-to" voice for these issues in Parliament.
S15-005 Malc Hodge Objection Boundary

Malc Hodge

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

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.

Suggested solution

As noted above.
S15-006 Alexa Forbes Objection Boundary

Alexa Forbes

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Alexa Forbes

Queenstown and Wanaka are combined as in a common Territorial Authority and are part of a common ward of the Otago Regional Council, yet are split at national level. This makes no sense at all and makes it incredibly difficult for its common interests to be represented nationally. Queenstown and Wanaka, combined with Te Anau and Cromwell, are a community of interest (tourism) and should be treated as such. Tourism issues get lost in the agricultural ones as these towns are uncomfortably paired with predominantly rural areas.

Suggested solution

Redraw the boundaries to bring together all of the Queenstown Lakes District, Te Anau and Cromwell as an electorate that has common interests and common issues.
S15-007 Mrs Rachel Rose Objection Boundary

Mrs Rachel Rose

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

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.

Suggested solution

Queenstown Lakes electorate
S15-008 Councillor John MacDonald Objection Boundary

Councillor John MacDonald

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Councillor John MacDonald

It is crazy that the Queenstown Lakes District and surrounding high growth tourism destinations are split up when there is a logical grouping that should have its own representation in Wellington.

Suggested solution

A new electorate that includes Wanaka, Cromwell, Queenstown, Te Anau and Milford Sound and probably Alexandra and redraw Waitaki and Clutha.
S15-009 David O'Brien Objection Boundary

David O'Brien

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

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.
S15-010 Mrs Nicky Busst Objection Boundary

Mrs Nicky Busst

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mrs Nicky Busst

I couldn't even drop down our district as wouldnt know. As an International destination and a huge economic resource to the NZ economy Southern Lakes needs its own electorate and nit be grouped into an agricultural farming area.

Suggested solution

Southern Lakes be its own constituency
S15-011 Mrs Kathleen Baff Objection Boundary

Mrs Kathleen Baff

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

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.

Suggested solution

Clutha-Southland to remain unchanged except to perhaps give Invercargill a new northern boundary or, say, Tautuku River, if that settlement is happy. This would ensure Owaka remains past of Clutha-Southland (Balclutha). Westwards, the Clutha-Southland electorate would stop at the Beaumont River - leaving the (repairs for) the Beaumont bridge in its current (Waitaki) electorate. For example, and only as suggestions; Riverton, Tuatapere and Night Caps. Again, the people in these towns would need to put forward their own submissions on the matter.
Roxburgh and Alexandra would be great to have in Clutha-Southland but that decision is up for their own submissions.
S15-012 Mitzi Cole Bailey Objection Boundary

Mitzi Cole Bailey

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mitzi Cole Bailey

New electorate boundaries

Suggested solution

Could Queenstown Te anau etc become its own electorate
S15-013 Mr Benjamin Chapman Objection Boundary

Mr Benjamin Chapman

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

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.

Suggested solution

That this wider region of the 'Lakes District' should be removed from their current electoral regions in which they lie. The current maps are dysfunctional, with the 'Lakes District' natural and economic significance being incompatible with that of the dominant primary industries of Clutha-Southland and Waitaki.
A 'Lakes District' electoral region would ensure the regions collective and aligned interests would be championed appropriately.
S15-014 Ms Amy Pearl Objection Boundary

Ms Amy Pearl

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Ms Amy Pearl

http://www.scene.co.nz/opinion/boundaries-that-divide-us/ ~ This link sets all that out. I agree with the opinion in it & for all the reasons stated in it
There’s no pointy in us (In wanaka) being in the Clutha-Southland, it’s like being in the Waitaki. We lose as does government. Culturally, economically & environmentally the area is just too diverse & we don’t have representation.

Suggested solution

As above I support a Fiordland - Queenstown - Wanaka to Alexandra Electorate. A Southern Lakes. Is where we all fit.
S15-015 Mr Dominic Tay Objection Boundary, name

Mr Dominic Tay

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

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.

Suggested solution

I recommend the transfer of the communities around Wanaka, Arrowtown and Lake Hawea into Clutha-Southland so the electorate aligns with the Queenstown Lakes District Council boundary.
If a consequential population loss is required, I recommend either:
• returning the communities around Clyde, Alexandra and Roxburgh from Clutha-Southland to Waitaki;
• transferring these same communities from Clutha-Southland to Dunedin South; or
• transferring the balance of the Clutha District from Clutha-Southland to Dunedin South (preferred).
With or without my proposed changes, the loss of Balclutha to Dunedin South means that the name for this electorate is no longer suitable. Options for names could include 'Milford', 'Wakatipu' (preferred) or 'Southern Lakes'.
S15-016 Michael Clark Objection Boundary, name

Michael Clark

Objection

Clutha-Southland
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Michael Clark

Being a resident in the Queenstown Area, I would like to make some suggestions regarding the boundary adjustments to Clutha and Southland.
- The Tourist industry needs a member a parliament that is fine tuned to the requirements of the industry.
- Adjusting the Clutha – Southland boundary in such a way that the area takes in all of the southern lakes, would define the area by its main industry.
- This would give the area its name.
- Include Te Anau through to Lake Hawea, the northern boundary being Haast. Include Alexandra Clyde and Cromwell.
- Take out of this district, the farming area of south Otago and Northern Southland. The boundary being the Five rivers turnoff through to Mossburn.
- The MP that would represent this area would be in tune to the requirements of other key Tourism areas in the country, and would be the logical candidate for the minister of tourism.
- Even if the numbers don’t quite add up now by excluding the farming community, this area is growing that fast, it soon will be of size.
- This area has issues that are not being dealt with because the present MP is being spread over a huge area.
- Can you please have another look at the boundaries around the Clutha Southland area, and see if this is possible. Keeping in mind, sooner than later Queenstown and Wanaka will be around the 60000 residents mark.
- For a major part of the year this area must have a population that is close to 60000 now when you count the tourists.
S15-601 Central Otago District Council Counter-Objection Boundary

Central Otago District Council

Counter-Objection

Clutha-Southland

Relates to objections

S15-006
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Central Otago District Council

Please see attached.

Suggested solution

Please see attached.
S15-602 Mr Richard Soper Counter-Objection Boundary, name

Mr Richard Soper

Counter-Objection

Clutha-Southland

Relates to objections

S15-002, S15-003, S15-004, S15-008, S15-010, S15-013, S15-014, S15-016
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Mr Richard Soper

I oppose the creation of a "Southern Lakes" electorate.
Whilst superficially the creation of such an electorate may seem to have some points in its favour, there are reasons not to.
The principal one is the nature of the other electorate to be created if it was done. To have sufficient population a Southern Lakes electorate would include the Te Anau Basin, a small part of Northern Southland, the Queenstown-Lakes District, Clyde and Alexandra, Cromwell to Hawea and the Mackenzie Basin. The resulting Waitaki-Southland electorate would have about 4,500 people in Central Otago, with two-thirds of the rest being in North Otago and inland South Canterbury, and a third in Southland and West Otago. Apart from being able to be very generally described as rural, this electorate would have very little in common. A vast area from Geraldine to the Southland Plains would include parts of three regions, and given that the concentrations of population would be at both ends of it, would be very difficult for an MP to effectively service.
One of the arguments put in favour of it is that at present the MPs are serving areas where the tourist industry is important in some placas and agriculture in others. However many MPs have electorates where a number of industries are important, and they are able to deal with issues relating different ones without any significant problem.

Suggested solution

That the boundary between the Waitaki and Clutha-Southland electorates be kept the same as in the initial proposal.
S15-603 Jacqui Dean Counter-Objection Boundary

Jacqui Dean

Counter-Objection

Clutha-Southland

Relates to objections

S15-006
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Jacqui Dean

I have represented the Otago Electorate from 2005 - 2008, which subsequently became the Waitaki Electorate from 2008 - present. At no time has any constituent raised with me formally or informally that they would like to be part of the Clutha-Southland Electorate.
To the contrary, people often have the view that Wanaka is very different from Queenstown, and they want to keep it that way.
Wanaka people look towards Central Otago, in particular Cromwell, which over the past decade developed a substantial light industrial area providing goods and services to Wanaka and Central Otago people.
A number of people live in Cromwell and travel to Wanaka for work, sport and leisure, and vice versa.

Suggested solution

That Wanaka be retained as part of the Waitaki Electorate.
S15-604 Margot Hishon Counter-Objection Boundary

Margot Hishon

Counter-Objection

Clutha-Southland

Relates to objections

S15-002, S15-003, S15-004, S15-005 , S15-006, S15-007, S15-008, S15-009 , S15-010
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Margot Hishon

These objections have been raised with narrow, somewhat selfish views in mind, that of combining areas that are perceived as 'special'.
There is no doubt these areas are tourist towns, of varying degrees, but there is also no doubt that these towns are important service towns for the rural sectors that surround them.
These towns provide essential services to the rural communities and their families, the suggestions that the rural community cannot live in harmony with the tourist industry is verging on farcical, who do these people think they are?
Throughout New Zealand, there are a wide range of industries, spread across all electorates and communities, to want to single out one sector defies belief, if, as it suggests, it comes down to the Member of Parliament not representing their needs to the extent they wish, that is a matter between the industry and the MP, certainly not a reason to isolate a sector of their community.
Not one of the submissions I refer to acknowledges the population numbers required for electorates, the various communities of interest, services or facilities important to every community or in fact the need to support their communities, regardless of their industry, interests or beliefs.
I strongly oppose any changes to the proposed boundaries to appease any particular sector in isolation.

Suggested solution

Until there is an obvious need and facts around population numbers in the areas submitters have highlighted, I would be strongly opposed to any suggested changes to the initially suggested boundaries.
S15-605 Mr Graye Shattky Counter-Objection Boundary

Mr Graye Shattky

Counter-Objection

Clutha-Southland

Relates to objections

S15-008
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mr Graye Shattky

Please see attached counter-objection.
S15-606 Miss Cathryn Lancaster Counter-Objection Boundary

Miss Cathryn Lancaster

Counter-Objection

Clutha-Southland

Relates to objections

S15-015
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Miss Cathryn Lancaster

While I agree that the Southern Lakes Region has commonalities in terms of what drives its economies and it shares similar social challenges, unless wholesale change is achieved through these boundary changes, the proposed boundary changes make sense. The communities of Wanaka and Cromwell share more similarities than Wanaka and Queenstown. Wanaka also shares more commonalities with the wider Waitaki electorate than it does with rural Southland.

Suggested solution

The proposed boundary changes for the Waitaki electorate, particularly with respect to Wanaka are accepted.
S15-607 Mrs Alice Read Counter-Objection Boundary

Mrs Alice Read

Counter-Objection

Clutha-Southland

Relates to objections

S15-006
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mrs Alice Read

I believe that Wanaka should not move from the Waitaki Electorate into the Clutha Southland Electorate. There are a number of similarities between the towns of Wanaka and Cromwell. Small businesses and young families who prefer the lifestyle offered rather than the overcrowded circumstances found in Queenstown.

Suggested solution

Leave the draft boundaries as proposed.
S15-608 Mark Wilson Counter-Objection Boundary

Mark Wilson

Counter-Objection

Clutha-Southland

Relates to objections

S15-002, S15-003, S15-004, S15-010, S15-013, S15-014, S15-016
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mark Wilson

By going away from the proposed boundaries and splitting Queenstown off and including it in an electorate with Wanaka the there are several more challenging issues created elsewhere. Depending on how things could be cobbled together due to low population density there would be an electorate created larger than Clutha-Southland is currently which would be highly difficult to service. The electorate while being predominantly rural in nature would span even more councils and a far more diverse area than Clutha-Southland does now. This is problematic to a far higher degree than keeping Queenstown within the Clutha-Southland electorate. Furthermore Wanaka and Queenstown themselves are as distinctive communities as the likes of Te Anau and Queenstown, with some commonality but huge areas of individual difference and community identity that is unique. While having a Central Lakes electorate sounds appealing for now the reality is the challenges for other electorates it creates are not counter weighted by any gain by creating it.

Suggested solution

Queesntown to remain in Clutha Southland for the time being.
S16-001 New Zealand Labour Party Objection Boundary

New Zealand Labour Party

Objection

Invercargill
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

New Zealand Labour Party

The proposed boundaries of Invercargill recognise the strong links between Invercargill and the Catlins and shifts the Invercargill electorate significantly north-eastward to include them.
The close proximity and significant connections that exist between Mataura and the Edendale and Wyndham communities (which are currently in the Invercargill electorate) should also be recognised. The inclusion of Mataura would fit well with this north-eastward shift.
To accommodate the inclusion of Mataura within the new boundaries of the Invercargill electorate we propose that Winton remain in Clutha Southland, given the significant connections Winton has with Dipton, Ohai, Nightcaps and other Southland communities.

Suggested solution

• We recommend the inclusion of Mataura into the Invercargill electorate.
• We support the status quo of Winton remaining in Clutha-Southland.

See attachment for map of new proposal for Invercargill
S16-002 Mrs Jillian Purvis Objection Boundary

Mrs Jillian Purvis

Objection

Invercargill
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mrs Jillian Purvis

For general election we have Invercargill but for local government we are Southland and it is confusing. I'm ruled by Southland so I should have a say in who is elected!

Suggested solution

Put all of Southland District under Southland electorate
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