5370 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 202

Objections to Proposed Boundaries and Classifications of the General Electoral Districts of 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 18 of the said Act, a summary of the objections to the proposed boundaries of the general electoral districts of New Zealand lodged with the Commission. The objections are available for public inspection at the offices of the Chief Electoral Officer, Level House, 330 High Street, Lower Hutt, between the hours of 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm each day, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, from today until the 24th day of December 1986 and thereafter from the 5th until the 14th day of January 1987.

A copy of any objection will be made available upon request and on payment of a copying fee set by the Chief Electoral Officer.

The Commission further gives notice that written counter objections to those objections or any of them will be received by the undersigned, the Chairman of the Commission, at the office of the Department of Justice, Private Bag, Wellington not later than Wednesday, 14th day of January 1987 for consideration by the aforesaid Commission.

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

A copy of this notice including the summary of objections may be seen at the offices of each Registrar of Electors throughout New Zealand and at each District Court.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of December, 1986.

N. C. JAINE, Chairman of the Representation Commission.

SCHEDULE

HOBSON

Objection No. 206 I.C. Fife of Hokianga

Objects to the boundary which excludes South Hokianga from the Bay of Islands Electorate on the grounds of community of interest, geographic and communications. Recommends that the South Hokianga ridings of the Waihou, Horeke, Takeke, Rawene, Omapere, and the Western Bay of Island County: Ridings of Taumata, Moerewa Rural and Matarau be included in the Bay of Islands electorate.

The change to balance the Hobson electorate be made by excluding Moerewa, Kawakawa and Towai from the Bay of Islands electorate.

Objection No. 228 Hokianga County Council

That the South Hokianga has been cut off from their community of interest, Kaikohe. The division of Hokianga into North and South is a strong attack on the prevailing unity of the county.

Objection based on geographical, cultural and social, commerce and government grounds.

Objection No. 466 Hokianga Electoral Boundary Change Committee

24 signatories

Similar to objection No. 206.

WHANGAREI

Objection No. 494 NZ Labour Party

The integrity of the Whangarei city limits is being broken for the first time. The Raumanga/Maunu area should be excluded from the Whangarei electorate in preference to the proposed exclusion of the Raumanga/Otaika area.

KAIPARA

Objection No. 216 Rodney County Council

Draw attention to some small map discrepancies in the Albany/Kaipara/West Auckland electorates.

Since local authority electoral rolls are now derived from Parliamentary rolls, it is in the interest of local authorities to ensure that county and riding boundaries are the same as Parliamentary electoral boundaries.

Objection No. 232 9 signatories of Tangiteroria

Suggest the Omana Riding of the Hobson County be included in the Hobson Electorate and make the boundary between the Kaipara/Hobson electorates to the southern boundary of the Hobson county on grounds of community of interest and the regional business centre based in Dargaville. Residents of the Ruakaka area could make compensatory adjustments northwards.

Objection No. 249 Hobson County Council

Objects to the dismemberment of three Hobson county ridings south of the Northern Wairoa river.

The Commission should return the Hobson County Ridings of Arapohue, Omana and Okahu to the Hobson electorate.

EAST COAST BAYS

Objection No. 119 East Coast Bays City Council

Requests that the commission alter the boundary along East Coast Road so that it exactly follows the city boundary and include Windsor Park, Rangitoto College and the Councils pensioner flats, which have an affinity with the electorate.

GLENFIELD

Objection No. 130 J W Tisdall City Manager, Takapuna

Suggests that the boundary should be amended to conform with the Takapuna City boundary where it joins Northcote and Birkenhead Boroughs. An amendment would conform with the territorial local authority boundaries.

Objection No. 462 T. Purdy of Hillcrest

Wants to stay in electorate for more than one election.

WEST AUCKLAND

Objection No. 246 N. Clark of Parau

Objects to the new boundary along Big Muddy Creek as Parau is part of the Laingholm community.

Request that the Laingholm community not be split and permit Parau and Huia to remain part of Titirangi.

TITIRANGI

Objection No. 17 M. Frost and I. Way of Titirangi

Objects to the proposed name change of the former Waitakere electorate on the grounds that Waitakere is a neutral and natural description of the proposed new electorate which contains many urban areas, of which Titirangi is only one and not the largest.

Objection No. 522 NZ Labour Party

Objects to the electorate name as the original name of Waitakere is more appropriate because of its historical association with the area.

NEW LYNN

Objection No. 502 Jonathan Hunt, MP for New Lynn

Requests Kelston Boys High School is included in the electorate so that it is in the same electorate as Kelston Girls High School as both schools have always been in one electorate.

Objection No. 503 Jonathan Hunt, MP for New Lynn

The Western side of Gillett Road be excluded from the New Lynn electorate.

AUCKLAND CENTRAL

Objection No. 124 R.W. Prebble, MP

Objects to the classification of this electorate for the determination of allowances under the Higher Salaries Commission Act 1977.

Electorate has been classified as Group A which is an electorate within which travel is the least onerous in its terms of time and distance.

Requests be classified as Group D because of the communications and travel problems

Objection No. 465 Auckland Regional Authority

Authority encourages commission to pursue options which will recognise regional interests. Does not favour the use of central Government electorates for regional government electoral purposes.

ROSKILL

Objection No. 236 Fred Gerbic, MP for Onehunga

Seeks the reinstatement in the Onehunga electoral district of that area of Hillsborough bounded by the Hillsborough cemetery to the west and to the north and Goodall Street to the Manukau Harbour. This area includes the west side of Goodall Street, Frederick Street (Goodall to the cliff), Bluff Terrace, Foote Street, Hoskins Avenue, Bagley Street and Filgate Street on the grounds of community interest with Onehunga, its shopping centre and other facilities.

The Hillsborough Cemetery forms a natural boundary between Roskill and Onehunga electorates.

Objection No. 513 Phil Goff, MP for Roskill

Objects to the placing outside Roskill of Fletcher Street, the west