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Number	Name	Submission	Change type
N04-027	Mr Matt Railey	Objection	Name
Mr Matt Railey Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Mr Matt Railey I object to removing Rodney as the name. Rodney district is an area I am proud to call home. I have no affiliation with Helensville. Renaming an electorate a something people have little or no connection with further disenfranchises them and will negatively affect voter turnout. Suggested solution Keep the Rodney area named as Rodney. Stop paying money to people to create unnecessary changes just to justify their jobs.
N04-028	John Blakey	Objection	Name
John Blakey Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change John Blakey The name Helensville is in appropriate. it’s a name of a town not a region. Rodney is the region and most of the electorate falls within the area covered by the Rodney Community Board. Most of us won’t relate to the name Helensville at all.
N04-029	Peter Jenkins	Objection	Name
Peter Jenkins Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Peter Jenkins This seat now includes large parts of the former Rodney seat which have no connection with and are quite distant from the town of Helensville. Mahurangi, Warkworth, the Matakana Coast and surrounding areas might look near Helensville on the map but are far apart and - more importantly - have no natural connection. It is not even a place that people drive to or through (given people drive straight down SH1 into the city). To be part of an electorate called Helensville is to be part of an electorate named after a distant town, we might as well be part of an electorate named Hamilton. This is particularly ridiculous when another, better suited name, exists. Having an electorate name so detached from your area just seems to affirm the idea that politics and parliament have nothing to do with the local people. The MP for Helensville does not and will never feel like a local MP with that title. Suggested solution There used to be an electorate called Kaipara. This would be the best name for the new electorate. This would immediately include the town of Helensville and surrounding areas (which are on the shores of the Kaipara Harbour). But would also make sense to those districts that have been removed from the old Rodney electorate - both because of the previous historic connection with the town but also because Kaipara (Kaipara Harbour, Kaipara Flats, Kaipara hills) is a known local geography and connection, so it is easy to understand and to see that it is connected. In short, naming the electorate Kaipara would be a better fit for the actual geographic area it now covers and be most effective at making citizens feel like it was their local electorate.
N04-030	Trish Webb	Objection	Name
Trish Webb Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Trish Webb I have no objection to boundary changes but the name of one. Why call a boundary change after one small town in it. Helensville Name should remain Rodney
N04-031	Carlie Blanchett-Burton	Objection	Name
Carlie Blanchett-Burton Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Carlie Blanchett-Burton I object to the west and north of rodney being in a electorate named Helensville - Helensville is the name of a town on the West Coast so the electorate name does not reflect the whole area Suggested solution As Hibiscus coast is being renamed Whangaparoa the north and west area should be called Rodney not Helensville
N04-032	Mr Tim Harrison	Objection	Name
Mr Tim Harrison Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Mr Tim Harrison the town name 'Helensville' is not appropriate for the boundary adjusted electorate. In the past this whole area, electorate, was in fact called 'Rodney' so reverting back to the original name for the area would make the most sense. Suggested solution call the electorate 'Rodney'
N04-033	Mrs Carol Harrison	Objection	Name
Mrs Carol Harrison Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Mrs Carol Harrison I object to the boundary adjusted electorate being called by a town name 'Helensville' it does not identify the whole area of the boundary adjusted electorate Suggested solution call the boundary adjusted electorate 'Rodney'
N04-034	Cheryl Blakey	Objection	Name
Cheryl Blakey Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Cheryl Blakey I object to this name change when boundaries change. The area encompassed by the current Rodney Electorate is much greater than the current Helensville electorate. Boundary changes will incorporate much more of the old Rodney area than the old Helensville area. Call the new revised boundary area by the name of the largest area - Rodney. Leave Helensville as a settlement just as many other parts of Rodney - Wellsford, Matakana, etc are settlements. I live in the settlement of Ti Point, a very long way away from the settlement of Helensville. Imagine Helensville voters’ objections if Ti Point or Leigh were choices for the new electorate name!
N04-035	Miss Victoria Harrison	Objection	Name
Miss Victoria Harrison Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Miss Victoria Harrison Helensville is a town and nothing to do with this area whereas 'Rodney' defines the whole area and in fact was the electorate name for this whole extended area many years ago. Suggested solution Rodney
N04-036	Terry Cornelius	Objection	Name
Terry Cornelius Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Terry Cornelius Helensville is a small town at the western extremity of this electorate, away from the population concentrations on the East Coast. Warkworth for example has approximately twice the population of Helensville. I would suggest a Māori name for the electorate that more residents would relate to, and would feel was representative of the area where they live. Mahurangi would for example would be more representative for most people. Suggested solution Rename the electorate Mahurangi
N04-037	David Hoggard	Objection	Name
David Hoggard Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change David Hoggard The Helensville name is not appropriate as the seat is much changed from its previous boundaries and Helensville is neither the largest town in the electorate, nor a central point within it. Suggested solution Rename the electorate as Kaipara. This refers to a body of water which is closer to much more of the electorate than the town of Helensville is, while also representing the Māori heritage of the area better than an English name. The electorate also takes in much of the Kaipara District. The Kaipara name was formerly used for two electorates on similar boundaries, existing for much of the 20th century and supplying well-known Members such as Lockwood Smith and Gordon Coates, the latest Prime Minister to be fluent in Te Reo.
N04-038	Pip Ikin	Objection	Name
Pip Ikin Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Pip Ikin As a resident of Tapora I have no affiliation with Helensville. I would prefer the electorate be named Rodney which is a far more inclusive term describing the area covered by the proposed boundary. Many residents of northern Rodney harbour dissatisfaction with being associated with the highly ineffectual Auckland city and being lumped in with Helensville only further increases that dissatisfaction. Suggested solution Call the electorate Rodney.
N04-039	Ms Raewyn Morrison	Objection	Name
Ms Raewyn Morrison Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Ms Raewyn Morrison I do not agree with calling the electorate Helensville when Warkworth/Wellsford and the surrounding area which are proposed to be included in that electorate have no alignment whatsoever with Helensville. Helensville is on the west coast, Warkworth on the east. Warkworth in particular is identified as a growth or satellite town in the Auckland Plan and a more generic name rather than the particular name of a town (i.e. Helensville) gives people no real identity when they are from Warkworth/Wellsford. The name Helensville relates the that town specifically. I feel there will be many disgruntled voters in the Warkworth/Wellsford and surrounding area should the name Helensville prevail. Suggested solution Give the electorate a broader name - such as Rodney - or Atuanui.
N04-040	Mr William Saunders	Objection	Name
Mr William Saunders Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Mr William Saunders This electorate area has been known historically as Rodney. At one time, the Rodney area covered both eastern and western coasts and included the Helensville area. the name of Helensville only refers to the town and its surrounds and not to the eastern coastal areas at all. Suggested solution I should like the name to revert to Rodney for the newly formed electorate as this name is inclusive of the entire area. It is not merely the name of a single town within a much wider area and has been an accepted name for this area for many years.
N04-041	Mrs Barbara Saunders	Objection	Name
Mrs Barbara Saunders Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Mrs Barbara Saunders This area has been known historically as Rodney. It covered both eastern and western coasts and once included Helensville. The name Helensville only represent Helensville and its surrounds, not the entire area Suggested solution I should like the name to revert to Rodney. It is historically appropriate and it represents the entire area and not one single town within a much wider area.
N04-042	Mrs Sally Richardson	Objection	Name
Mrs Sally Richardson Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Mrs Sally Richardson Living in Warkworth, I strongly object to the name Helensville being used to describe my electorate. I have nothing to do with Helensville. I seldom visit there. It has no relevance to our special area. "Rodney" was taken from Cape Rodney and doesn't specify a town so is more generic than using name of a town. Suggested solution Keep it as Rodney or find a name that won't polarise so many in the electorate. How about Mahurangi? Do some better thinking please.
N04-043	Cat Railey	Objection	Name
Cat Railey Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Cat Railey 'Rodney' is the name that is recognised as covering all the areas covered by the new boundary. The name Helensville is a township not an area. It makes sense to retain the name and identity of Rodney. Suggested solution Call the new area Rodney not Helensville.
N04-044	Michael Marris	Objection	Name
Michael Marris Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Michael Marris The name Helensville bears no relation nor has no relevance to the east coast area of Pakiri. Rodney carries geographical and historical relevance. Suggested solution Rodney
N04-045	Des Vize	Objection	Name
Des Vize Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Des Vize I live in Warkworth. I do not think the name Helensville is appropriate for my new electorate which combines much of the old Helensville with a significant part of the old Rodney electorate. I would like to propose the name Atuanui for the new electorate. Atuanui (Mt Auckland) is half way between the two coasts and one can see most of the electorate from the summit.
N04-046	Amanda Weaver	Objection	Name
Amanda Weaver Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Amanda Weaver The name Helensville is not representative of the electorate - it is the name of 1 town within the electorate. It would be much better to retain the Rodney name as much of the electorate has not changed. Suggested solution Keep the Rodney name for this electorate
N04-047	Mr Tim Holdgate	Objection	Name
Mr Tim Holdgate Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Mr Tim Holdgate Keep the name as Rodney Suggested solution Rodney instead of Helensville
N04-048	Mr Carl Weaver	Objection	Name
Mr Carl Weaver Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Mr Carl Weaver The name Helensville is not representative of the electorate - it is the name of 1 town within the electorate. It would be much better to retain the Rodney name as this is known by most to represent the geographical area. Suggested solution Keep the Rodney name for this electorate
N04-049	Mrs Sacha Burns	Objection	Name
Mrs Sacha Burns Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Mrs Sacha Burns We should remain as Rodney. Why change our electorate to Helensville - it is a tiny little town that is an hours drive away from our house. Also, what a waste of tax payers money Suggested solution Leave it as Rodney
N04-050	Dr Diana Chambers	Objection	Name
Dr Diana Chambers Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Dr Diana Chambers Object to name HELENSVILLE. No name recognition as rep of whole area - small town, off beaten track - NOT part of main road connection - or massive planned enlargement of properties in WARKWORTH area Suggested solution MAHURANGI!
N04-051	Jonathan Killick	Objection	Name
Jonathan Killick Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Jonathan Killick I object to the amalgamated Rodney and Helensville electoral zones being named 'Helensville'. I understand the need for the change, and I see sense in aligning the electoral boundaries with the local board district boundaries. However, you will note that the district is called the Rodney district, and there is no reason why the new amalgamated electoral zone shouldn't also be named Rodney. Warkworth alone has more of a population than Helensville, without even factoring the likes of northern towns such as Wellsford, so it is nonsensical to wrap it up into Helensville. I wouldn't suggest calling the new zone 'Warkworth' any more than I would suggest calling it 'Helensville' because either name would alienate one half of the zone. Rodney is already a name that unifies the whole area. We all want to encourage voter participation and I don't think alienating the northern areas by calling the zone 'Helensville' is going to help in that. Suggested solution Name the new amalgamated electoral zone 'Rodney' instead of 'Helensville'.
N04-052	Brian Henman	Objection	Name
Brian Henman Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Brian Henman why call rodney helensville..helensville is a piddly arsed town on the west coast. rodney is mainly east coast with much larger communities and getting bigger. i live in algies bay, i dont want to be called living in the helensville district..jesus get a grip you people..just leave it as rodney..stop making change for changes sake..
N04-053	Jane Harris (and Paul Harris)	Objection	Name
Jane Harris (and Paul Harris) Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Jane Harris (and Paul Harris) I object to Rodney being named Helensville. Helensville the name given to a town, as is Warkworth. Rodney is an area.
N04-054	Lyn Wade, QSM	Objection	Name
Lyn Wade, QSM Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Lyn Wade, QSM I would wish to see the name of Rodney retained as the more appropriate name for the redesigned electorate 1. To retain the historical connections. 2. Prevent confusion by the use of the name of a town for a district. 3. To ensure that the people of North Rodney do not become more disenfranchised. My ancestors settled in the Warkworth area during the 1850's. It has always been an area with a strong feeling of community and history. Rodney County was formed in 1877, my great grandfather, Nathaniel Wilson being one of the councillors for Warkworth and elected as the inaugural chairman. Rodney is a historical area with a name linked to Cape Rodney at Leigh named by Capt.Cook in 1769. Most of the ridings included in that historical Rodney are to be included in the new Helensville electorate. Helensville is the name of a small town on the west coast and it will be extremely confusing to call the Rodney area Helensville. It also is another kick in the gut for Rodney residents who have lost their identity to the Supercity, who will now lose their identity as a district as well. In 2010 major changes occurred with the inclusion of Rodney in the new Auckland supercity against the recommendations of the Royal Commission and with no discussion with the residents of the Rodney area. Not very democratic. It was also decreed that our slowly growing town of Warkworth would become a small city of 20,000 plus with the plan to see the build of 7,500 new homes by 2040. This for a small rural town that had a population in the region of 3,000 residents at that time.
N04-055	Sue Smith	Objection	Name
Sue Smith Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Sue Smith Historically this area has always been known as Rodney. Suggested solution The new 'Helensville' electorate remains as 'Rodney' and Whangaparoa and North Harbour called 'North Harbour' or Whangaparoa.
N04-056	Mr and Mrs Peter and Jan Thompson	Objection	Name
Mr and Mrs Peter and Jan Thompson Objection Helensville This objection does not relate to a boundary change This objection relates to a name change Mr and Mrs Peter and Jan Thompson The name Helensville is not appropriate for this electorate. The most suitable name is Rodney which historically covers this area & is not specific to any one town. Suggested solution Rodney as a name for the new Helensville electorate

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Mr Matt Railey

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Mr Matt Railey

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John Blakey

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John Blakey

Peter Jenkins

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Peter Jenkins

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Trish Webb

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Trish Webb

Carlie Blanchett-Burton

Objection

Carlie Blanchett-Burton

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Mr Tim Harrison

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Mr Tim Harrison

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Mrs Carol Harrison

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Mrs Carol Harrison

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Cheryl Blakey

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Cheryl Blakey

Miss Victoria Harrison

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Miss Victoria Harrison

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Terry Cornelius

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Terry Cornelius

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David Hoggard

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David Hoggard

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Pip Ikin

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Pip Ikin

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Ms Raewyn Morrison

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Ms Raewyn Morrison

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Mr William Saunders

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Mr William Saunders

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Mrs Barbara Saunders

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Mrs Barbara Saunders

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Mrs Sally Richardson

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Mrs Sally Richardson

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Cat Railey

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Cat Railey

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Michael Marris

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Michael Marris

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Des Vize

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Des Vize

Amanda Weaver

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Amanda Weaver

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Mr Tim Holdgate

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