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Objection

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Grahame Powell

The name Helensville is inappropriate.
1. It does not adequately describe the area of the electorate.
2. People in the north of the electorate do not wish to be known as Helensville as it does not describe well or include the rapidly growing areas of Warkworth + Wellsford. Warkworth is projected to have a future population of 25,000 very soon.
3. We do not want a name in the Maori language.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N04-020

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Sel Miller

This counter-objection is in support of N04-020.

I certainly do not want Rodney to change its name to Helensville!
How ridiculous!

Objection

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Doreen Seagar

I live in Titirangi, a bush and Waitakere Ranges region. We have vastly different needs for representation than urban Kelston. I know this as I have lived in Kelston also. It's not just about numbers of population when drawing electoral boundaries, it's also about our environmental needs and connection to the land that needs considering.

Objection

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Jeanette Anderson

New Lynn is a very localised area of Central/West Auckland, the new proposed electorate will stretch over a vast proportion of the Waitakere Ranges and a much wider are than that of anything remotely New Lynn. A better application of a name will reduce voter confusion

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N11-003

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Linda Cooper

To the Panel Members - I offer my submission in support of the proposed New Lynn electorate. Please accept My bullet points below.
Proposed configuration much closer to former Waitakere electorate with which people identified very strongly.
The Waitakere City Council New Lynn ward was part of the West. Also West Coast beaches and Waitakere Ranges residents identify with West Auckland not Helensville/Rodney area.
When Helensville boundary changed 6 years ago the West Auckland people south of Muriwai where aghast at being part of Helensville and not being Waitakere. I think they will welcome this change and restoration of community of interest.
I know for rural NZ the long distances to towns are a normal situation but in Auckland being more highly populated we are used to services and connections being closer. In this case for an Auckland electorate to have Helensville in the north of the current electorate a hour and a half drive from Whatipu in the south is quite anomalous in a large metropolitan city. (73km distance) This change would be more logical as New Lynn town is much closer and roads naturally lead there.
The Waitakere Ranges area has to sit within either Helensville (north), New Lynn (south-east) or Te Atatu / Kelson (east). Thankfully, Te Atatu and Kelston are not proposed to have boundary changes, hence any argument which would see these urban electorates expanded westwards into the ranges seem unlikely. So it's probably a battle between Helensville and New Lynn as to where the Waitakeres go...
As a semi-rural zone, the current part of New Lynn electorate which fringes the north side of the Manukau Harbour, as well as Titirangi, could be considered an expanded rural-west Auckland community.
The small seaside coastal communities around the Waitakeres share some similar characteristics and life-style aspects as New Lynn's current rural areas.
The people who live in Waitakere tend to commute to both Henderson and New Lynn for local shopping and community purposes. I therefore emphasie the commute to New Lynn as the nearest major shopping and community hub.
Scenic Drive is one of the key arterial routes which links directly from all the way from Swanson to Piha Rd (to Piha, Anawhata, Karekare) and through Titirangi into New Lynn, and then wider Auckland. There aren't really any key pieces of infrastructure which link into the Helensville electorate.
The Waitakeres are culturally "Westie", and hence should sit within a West Auckland electorate. Helensville on the other hand is very much a rural and semi-rural north/north west Auckland electorate.
Communities in and around Waiwera and further north towards Warkworth and Wellsford have very little in common with people living in the Waitakeres, and nor do they share key infrastructure.
Those in the Waitakeres share a DHB, Licensing Trusts (Portage and Waitakere), and Local Boards and Council representatives. This is not shared by the vast majority of the existing Helensville electorate.

Comments from a Piha local resident (west coast Auckland currently in Helensville electorate) -
We are on Rural Delivery
Our real address is [redacted] Beach Valley Rd, RD 2, New Lynn, Auckland 0772.
Also New Lynn is where many of us shop along with Glen Eden. Have no connection with Helensville. It's way up north west. Even Bethells and Muriwai would connect with Westgate and Henderson rather than go north. We head east and south to shop, doctors, hospital, police, shopping mall, movies etc.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N11-001, N11-002

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Mr Josh Kirwan

I strongly oppose the name of the electorate being changed from New Lynn to Waitakere. For starters, 75% of the existing population within New Lynn will remain in the electorate, meaning the despite the large physical change supposedly warranting a re-naming of the electorate, there has been little population shift overall. Furthermore, the Electoral Commission would have to put in a lot of unnecessary work educating voters about the new electorate name, as there would be great confusion. Adding on to this point, residents in Avondale and Blockhouse Bay, who still comprise a significant portion of the electorate, have never been associated with "Waitakere" at either a political (central or local government) or community level, which seems unfair to such a significant community group. The suburb of New Lynn also remains central to the electorate on the new boundaries, for those living either west or east of it. Finally, the next boundary re-draw will likely result in the creation of a new north-west electorate, meaning the boundary in New Lynn will shift east again, rendering the name "Waitakere" difficult to justify and possibly rendering another re-naming.

Objection

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John Nutter

Any increase in the number of electorates will generate a similar increase in the number of MPs in the house.
There are already too many - all of whom cost too much for too little benefit.
Any committee with too many on it is inefficient - the bigger it is, the more inefficient.
A good example is our current parliament, another is the British House of Commons

Objection

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ACT New Zealand

I write on behalf of the ACT Party in response to the Commission’s proposed Electoral Boundaries released on 20 November.
In my earlier letter dated 7 October, I argued for the boundaries of the Epsom Electorate to remain the same. I won’t rehearse the reasons given in that letter, but continue to stand by them.
On behalf of ACT, I’d like to express strong support for the Commission’s proposal to retain the Electorate’s current boundaries. We will continue to argue for this decision if it is contested in the first round of submissions.
ACT does not currently wish to express a view on other boundary decisions for other electorates.

Counter-Objection

Relates to objections

N15-003

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Ian Campbell

I disagree with the Liberal Democrats NZ objection since Grafton, Auckland Hospital and Carlaw Park have better connections with Auckland Central. Accordingly, the current boundary should remain unchanged.

Objection

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Mr Gregory Gray

The northern boundary follows the Omaru Creek running through the Maybury Reserve. It cuts the Glen Innes, Pt England area in half.

Objection

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Tony Woodcock, Debbie Burrows and Don Allan

1. We write in support of the proposed Maungakiekie electorate boundary changes in our personal capacity, while referencing our roles as Deputy Chair and members of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board.
2. The 2019 proposed boundary changes largely reflect the Maungakiekie electorate boundary prior to the 2014 changes. All of Onehunga, One Tree Hill and Royal Oak (the suburbs in question) are historically connected to the current Maungakiekie electorate.
3. The Maungakiekie subdivision of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board covers all of Onehunga, all of One Tree Hill and parts of Royal Oak. It is therefore appropriate for the electorate boundary to be of a similar nature as the areas share the same local issues.
4. Many Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board residents are confused to which ward boundary and electorate boundary they fall into. As some Onehunga and One Tree Hill residents fall into the Mt Roskill electorate, they believe they are part of a ‘Mt Roskill Ward’. Moving all of Onehunga and One Tree Hill into the Maungakiekie electorate would make it easier for residents to engage with both their ward and electorate activities.
5. Onehunga Mall is the heart of Onehunga and is the main road through the centre. It is currently split between the Mt Roskill electorate and the Maungakiekie electorate, which serves no purpose.
6. Manukau Road, Campbell Road, Onehunga Mall and Mt Smart Road are key arterial routes that Onehunga residents, One Tree Hill residents and Royal Oak residents use every day. These are the main roads that link our communities of interest and should be in one electorate boundary.
7. Many of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board events, hosted by the Maungakiekie subdivision, are held in Onehunga and attract crowds from neighbouring suburbs, including Royal Oak, One Tree Hill and Epsom South. For example, the recent “Jellicoe Lights” Christmas event that was hosted by the Local Board and held in Jellicoe Park, involves Royal Oak schools and churches. It is one cohesive Royal Oak/Onehunga community of interest.
8. Residents of Royal Oak, Onehunga, Epsom South and One Tree Hill use common infrastructure. They shop locally at either the Onehunga Countdown or Royal Oak Pakn’Save, they enjoy the local parks, including Onehunga Bay Reserve, Cornwall Park, Jellicoe Park, and travel the local roads. Epsom South, Royal Oak and Onehunga are fundamentally one large community of interest.
9. We wish to be heard in person

Objection

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Stephen Lasham

I am writing to show my support for the Maungakiekie Boundary change proposed in the Electorate boundary review for which submissions are due 20th December 2019.
I am concerned that your website only provides a form for objections meaning you will get a one sided view of the peoples’ opinions regarding the proposal.
I support the inclusion of the area of Mt Roskill highlighted on the proposed boundary map. Trafalgar Street has always seemed an inappropriate boundary, as we use Royal Oak Mall regularly, and we have schools the other side of the boundary that are clearly associated with Onehunga but are not within our Boundary.
I am a leader of the Onehunga Sea Scouts and have been so for the past 12 years. Many of our Scouts have come from the area across the boundary line, and from this perspective I also believe the boundary line is incorrect as it currently stands, so from the perspective of Aotea Sea Scouts I also support this change.
The Trafalgar Street cut-off has made a divide in the community for too long and should be rectified by this change.
I also support the reduction of the Maungakiekie boundary to the East of the Northern/Southern Motorway. In the long term I believe this should also change our local ward boundary, which for the Maungakiekie Tamaki Local Board, sees a bias in Local Board members to the Tamaki Subdivision compared to the Maungakiekie Subdivision. I would even go as far as to suggest that the Motorway would make a more logical divide line since populations on either side are effectively cut in two by the motorway. I believe Auckland Council should also be directed to adjust their local board boundaries as part of this review to enable a fair representation for the Maungakiekie Subdivision.
Please accept this submission of support for the proposed boundary changes.

Objection

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Cornwall Park Trust Board

I am making this submission on behalf of the Cornwall Park Trust Board.
Cornwall Park does not wish to present this submission to the Representation Committee in person.
This submission relates to a proposed boundary change. The proposed electorate of this submission relates to the Maungakiekie electorate.
Cornwall Park Trust wishes to support the proposed changes to the boundary of the Maungakiekie electorate for the following reasons.
Maungakiekie is the Maori name for One Tree Hill, which is the maunga at the heart of the Maungakiekie electorate.
It is appropriate that all surrounding suburbs at the base of the maunga and Cornwall Park are in one electorate. These suburbs include One Tree Hill, Royal Oak and Epsom South. They represent one large community of interest that use the park for leisure and enjoy the local activities hosted in the park.
The whole area of Onehunga and Royal Oak has a strong affinity for and around One Tree Hill. As such the area should remain in a single cohesive unit.
The Cornwall Park Trust owns a number of propoerties along Campbell Road, which is a road that is currently split between the Mt Roskill and Maungakiekie electorates. Campbell Road should be brought back into the Maungakiekie electorate, so a traditional One Tree Hill community does not remain divided.
Cornwall Park Trust seeks that the proposed boundary changes to the Maungakiekie electorate be confirmed.

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Objection

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Onehunga Fencible & Historical Society Inc.

Ours is not an objection as it changes a fault and brings Onehunga into one electorate.
1. From a heritage perspective, it is appropriate that all of Onehunga which is one cohesive heritage area, is part of one cohesive electorate.
2. Onehunga, as one community of interest, would greatly benefit from the representation of one MP, particularly with upcoming high-density development in the area. In the midst of this development, it is very important that Onehunga has one MP voice that keeps Onehunga's heritage and character intact.

Objection

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Mr S Kumar

Our current address is officially in Flat Bush, but would remain in the Botany electorate. It would make sense for us (and the whole 2016 post code block) to be part of the new Flat Bush electorate, as (among other things) we are in zone for Ormiston/Mission Height schools which are geographically in the Flat Bush electorate, not Botany.