THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 177

Proposed Boundaries of the Maori Electoral Districts in New Zealand

The Representation Commission appointed in pursuance of Section 15 of the Electoral Act 1956 hereby publishes, in accordance with the provisions of section 23 of the said Act the proposed boundaries of the four Maori electoral districts in New Zealand, and further gives notice that written objections to the same will be received by the undersigned the Chairman of the Commission at the office of the Secretary of Justice, Department of Justice, Private Bag, Postal Centre, Wellington not later than Monday the 8th day of December 1986 for consideration by the aforesaid Commission. If objectors wish to appear before the Commission they must say so in their written objections.

The Commission will hear objections in Wellington Christchurch and Auckland commencing late January 1987. If objectors wish to appear before the Commission they must say so, indicating the venue they wish to be heard at, in their written objections.

Maps of the proposed districts may be seen at the office of any city or borough council, district or county council, district community council, or town board, or the office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Hokitika, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill and the office of the Chief Electoral Officer at Lower Hutt, all Registrar of Electors offices and District Courts.

Counties, districts, wards (ridings), cities, boroughs, district communities, and town districts where mentioned in this notice shall unless otherwise stated, be those existing on 4 March 1986.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of November 1986.

N. C. JAINE,

Chairman of the Representation Commission.

SCHEDULE

NORTHERN MAORI—Population 37 280

Comprises the existing Northern Maori Electoral District, NZ Gazette 1983 p 1424.

EASTERN MAORI—Population 36 975

Comprises all the existing Eastern Maori Electoral District, NZ Gazette 1983 p 1424 together with that portion of the existing Western Maori Electoral District, NZ Gazette 1983 p 1424, immediately south of the proposed Northern Maori Electoral District and bounded to the west and south west by the Auckland/Hamilton Motorway, Pahurehure Inlet of the Manukau Harbour, The Furiongata, Great South Road, Glenora Road, North Island Main Trunk Railway, Walters Road, Mill Road, Hamilton Road, Clevedon Road, Papakura-Clevedon Road, Clevedon-Kawakawa Road, Wairoa River, Tourist Road, Monument Road and the roads South to Hunua and linking Hunua Paparimu and Mangatawhiri and No 2 State Highway east of Mangatawhiri to the existing boundary of the Eastern Maori Electoral District.

WESTERN MAORI—Population 37 123

Comprises all the existing Western Maori Electoral District, NZ Gazette 1983 p 1424, together with the County of Horowhenua and boroughs of Levin and Otaki and excluding that portion above described as included in the proposed Eastern Maori Electoral District.

SOUTHERN MAORI—Population 36 488

Comprises the existing Southern Maori Electoral District, NZ Gazette 1983 p 1424, excluding the County of Horowhenua and boroughs of Levin and Otaki

Proposed Boundaries and Classification of the General Electoral Districts of New Zealand

The Representation Commission appointed in pursuance to Section 15 of the Electoral Act 1956 hereby publishes, in accordance with the provisions of section 18 of the said Act, the proposed boundaries of the electoral districts of the North and South Islands of New Zealand and of the classification of those districts required for the purposes of the Higher Salaries Commission Act 1977 and, further gives notice that written objections to the same, will be received by the undersigned, the Chairman of the Commission, at the office of the Secretary of Justice, Department of Justice, Private Bag, Postal Centre, Wellington not later than Monday the 8th day of December 1986 for consideration by the aforesaid Commission.

The Commission will hear objections in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland commencing late January 1987.

Objections relating to any electorate will be heard in Wellington. Objections in relation to the electorates north of and including the electorates of Waipa, Taranaki, Matamata and East Cape may choose to have their objections heard in Christchurch.

If objectors wish to appear before the Commission they must say so, indicating the venue they wish to be heard at, in their written objections.

Maps of the proposed districts may be seen at the office of any city or borough council, district or county council, district community council, or town board; or the office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Blenheim, Hokitika, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill and the office of the Chief Electoral Officer at Lower Hutt, all Registrar of Electors offices and District Courts.

Counties, districts, wards (ridings), cities, boroughs, district communities, and town districts where mentioned in this notice shall unless otherwise stated, be those existing on 4 March 1986.

The Higher Salaries Commission required districts to be classified as Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D in accordance with the following criteria:

(a) The purpose of the classification is to assist in the determination of allowances under the Higher Salaries Commission Act 1977.

(b) Regard is to be had to the difficulty or otherwise of travel within a member’s electorate. Group A comprising those electorates within which travel is the least onerous in terms of time and distance.

Group D comprising those electorates within which travel is the most onerous in terms of time and distance, and Groups B and C comprising electorates which fall between those two extremes, Group B being more closely comparable to Group A, and Group C being more closely comparable to Group D.

(c) For the purposes of classifying electorates in accordance with (b) above, the Representation Commission shall not take into consideration islands which are more than 100 kilometres distant from either the North Island or the South Island.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of November 1986.

N. C. JAINE,

Chairman of the Representation Committee.

BAY OF ISLANDS

Population: 33 482

Classification: Group D

Commencing at the entrance to the Hokianga Harbour and proceeding easterly up the middle of that harbour, the Waihou River and State Highway 1 to and generally southerly along the west boundary of the Bay of Islands County, thence easterly along the north boundary of the Mataraua and the Bay of Islands County to the point of intersection with the Oaihau Branch Railway, thence easterly generally along that railway and southerly generally along the North Auckland Railway to its intersection with the west boundary of the Town of Kaikohe and to the mean high water mark of the Bay of Islands, thence southerly along that boundary to the existing Bay of Islands Electoral District boundary as defined by NZ Gazette 1983 p 1424, thence generally easterly along that boundary to the mean high water mark, thence generally northerly and southerly along that water mark to the point of commencement and including the Three Kings Islands and all other adjacent islands.

HOBSON

Population: 33 513

Classification: Group D

Commencing at the entrance to the Kaipara Harbour and proceeding northerly along the mean high water mark of that harbour and west bank of the Wairoa River to and generally westerly along the northern boundaries of the Arapohue and Otamatea Ridings of the Hobson County along the southern boundary of the Whangarei County and the northern boundary of the Mangapai Riding of the Whangarei County to its intersection with Mangawhai Road, thence southerly generally along that road, Monk Road, Mangawhai Caves Road and Waipu Caves Road to its intersection with the north boundary of the Wairau Riding of the Whangarei County, thence easterly along that boundary to and northerly along the mean high water mark to its intersection with the proposed boundary of the Bay of Islands Electoral District, thence westerly generally along that boundary to the entrance to the Hokianga Harbour intersection with the high water mark, thence southerly along the mean high water mark to the point of commencement including the Poor Knights, Hen and Chicken, Mokohinau and all other adjacent islands, excluding the proposed Whangarei Electoral District.

WHANGAREI

Population: 33 449

Classification: Group A

Commencing at the intersection of the Whangarei City boundary and the Nihotetea Stream, thence easterly generally along that stream and State Highway 14 to the Whangarei Harbour, thence generally northerly along the mean high water mark to the northernmost point of that harbour, thence generally easterly to the mean high water mark at One Tree Point, thence southerly along the mean high water mark to the point of commencement.