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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 202

Towns, Stratford, Patea and Waimate West Counties and Hawera District.

TARANAKI

Objection No. 11 County Manager, Waimate West County Council

Objects to the dividing of the county between electorates. Opposed to the district including Maniaia being split and that the county and town with their very strong sense of community should be represented by one MP.

Objection No. 178 North Taranaki District Council

The majority of territorial authority areas within Taranaki are unnecessarily split into two or more electorates and that with closer investigations only a minimum number of bisected areas would have been necessary.

Objection No. 1774 Taranaki United Council

Similar objection No. 178.

WAITOTARA

Objection No. 150 I. Satherley, Wanganui

Object to remaining in the Waitotara electorate.

Objection No. 179 K Hines of Wanganui

Object to the proposed boundary for the Wanganui Electorate excluding an area of Wanganui East from the district and requests that the boundary in respect of that area be reinstated on the line of the existing boundary.

Objection No. 180 Eastown Community Group of Wanganui—315 petitioners

Objects to the inclusion of the Eastown area in Waitotara on the grounds of no community of interest with the area. Community of interest is in the area covered by Wanganui where residents feel part of Wanganui East and Wanganui City and that their interests can best be represented by the MP representing these areas.

It would be more appropriate to absorb a further part of St John’s Hill, than to annex an area on the opposite side of the city into Waitotara electorate.

Objection No. 1789 R.F. McDronldie and 283 signatories

We wish to object to the proposed boundary change to the Rangitikei electorate in so far as it affects the Hunterville township and outlying area to the North West.

The existing boundary between the Waitotara and Rangitikei electorates, from North to Marton up to Papauui and across to Mataroa, follows a natural topographical division between the two electorates in that areas either side of the boundary gravitate naturally towards communities within those electorates by virtue of access routes, etc. There has always been a strong sense of identity and community of interest based on Family, Historical, Trade and Servicing ties within the area defined. These links favour the area towards the east which is encompassed by the present Rangitikei electorate.

The proposed changes have the effect of splitting the small rural township of Hunterville down the middle by placing part of it in one electorate and part in another. This seems completely illogical having regard to the size of the township (population 548).

Objection No. 530 Residents residing around the Lake Virginia Reserve.

Object to the continuing exclusion from the Wanganui electorate on the grounds of community interest and population.

WANGANUI

Objection No. 526 NZ Labour Party

Objects to the dividing of the city in two places rather than the present one which disrupts the community of interest. Suggests that a further incursion should be made into the St John’s Hill area.

HOROWHENUA

Objection No. 14 W.E. Young of Waikanae

Objects to the splitting of Waikanae between the Horowhenua and Kapiti electorates.

Objection No. 74 Horowhenua County Council

Objects to the proposed common boundary of the Horowhenua and Manawatu electoral districts and the exclusion of the Opiki and Tokomaru areas from the Horowhenua electorate.

Objection No. 174 K.C. and G.H. Edwards of Waikanae

Object to the further division of Waikanae between the Horowhenua and Kapiti electorates. Waikanae being a coherent unit with a strong community of interest that centres much more on rural Horowhenua than the more urban Kapiti.

KAPITI

(Objections to be read in conjunction with Porirua and Western Hutt)

Objection No. 16 J.R. Matheson Principal Waitangirua Intermediate School

Objects to a settled well identified intermediate school district being split into three electorates and the school being served by three MP’s.

Objection No. 73 K.J. Cross of Whitby

Objects to her area of Whitby being transferred from the Kapiti to the Western Hutt electorate.

Objection No. 204 R.P. and H.A. Goodman of Waikanae

Objects to the carving up of a small town.

The Waikanae River is the logical boundary for the south of the town and the area has strong links with Horowhenua as it has been the local decision maker.

Objection No. 205 A.J. Goodman of Waikanae

Similar to objection on 204.

Objection No. 231 J.E. Whitcombe of Papakowhai

Objects to the splitting of the Waitangirua community which has a community of identity and spirit.

Suggests Waitangirua and Ascot Park Areas stay in the Kapiti electorate and move the Papakowhai area into the Porirua electorate.

Objection No. 460 R.F. Gillespie of Porirua and 3 & 4 others

Objects on the grounds of community of interest and the effect on the southern boundaries of the electorate will have on the Tairangi ward of Porirua city.

Objection No. 510 Fellowship of the Samoan Community in Porirua

Recommends the maintaining of the existing southwestern southern and southeastern boundaries of the Kapiti electorate as well the Porirua electorate.

Objection No. 534 NZ Labour Party

Objects to the proposed boundaries for the Kapiti, Porirua, and Western Hutt electorates because they converge to split the community of Waitangirua. To preserve its community of interest as much as possible this isolated community should be retained within the Kapiti electorate. This could be achieved by shifts of population in the Papakowhai, Pautahanui and Waitangirua areas.

Objection No. 1784 Porirua City Council

Similar to objection No. 16, 17 and 534.

PORIRUA

(Objections to be read in conjunction with Kapiti and Western Hutt)

Objection No. 19 D.F. Marchant of Porirua

Objects to the Waitangirua community being split between three electorates.

Objection No. 120 R.L. and P.L Shannon of Porirua

Similar to objection No. 19.

Objection No. 511 Tawa Borough Council

The council considers that the borough as a whole should be within one electorate irrespective if it be joined with other areas to the south or north.

WESTERN HUTT

(Objections to be used read in conjunction with Kapiti and Porirua)

Objection No. 181 R.C. Lewis of Whitby

Objects to Whitby being part of Western Hutt when it is currently split between Porirua City and Hutt County for local body government. When Hutt County is dismantled, Whitby will become part of Porirua for local body affairs and yet be moved into Western Hutt. If Whitby is not to be part of Porirua or Kapiti a name change to Pauatahanui would reflect the geographic region concerned.

Objection No. 524 NZ Democratic Party (Inc) Western Hutt

Objects to the inclusion of parts of Hutt County, Pauatahanui, Whitby and Waitangirua which divides those areas arbitrarily, these areas have no community of interest with any Hutt Valley community, are geographically separate. In the plan of the local