NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 146

Objections to Proposed Boundaries and Classifications of Electoral Districts of New Zealand

The Representation Commission appointed pursuant to section 15 of the Electoral Act 1956 hereby publishes, in accordance with the provisions of section 18 of that Act, a summary of the objections lodged with the Commission to the proposed boundaries of the electoral districts as set out in the Schedule hereto.

The objections are available for public inspection at the offices of the Department of Survey and Land Information at Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Blenheim, Hokitika, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill from 11 September 1992 until 4 pm on the 28th day of September 1992.

The Representation Commission will receive written counter-objections to those objections, or any of them, if in the hands of the Commission no later than 4 pm, Monday 28 September 1992.

Counter-objections may be lodged by either

(i) delivery by hand to the Chief Electoral Officer, 2nd Floor, 191 High Street, Lower Hutt, or

(ii) facsimile to FAX (04) 566 0153, or

(iii) post to The Representation Commission
C/- PO Box 31-115
Lower Hutt

All counter-objections are requested to clearly state:

(i) the name and address of the counter-objector,

(ii) the electorate(s) to which the counter-objection applies,

(iii) the specific objection(s) the counter-objection applies to, using where possible the objection numbers allocated by the Commission.

(iv) the grounds of the counter-objection.

The Commission requests that counter-objectors indicate if they wish to speak briefly to their counter-objections before meetings of the Commission to be held in Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland and Dunedin in early October 1992. Full details of each counter-objection must be in writing. Whether or not a counter-objector is heard, his or her written counter-objection will be fully considered. However late counter-objections cannot be considered.

Dated at Auckland this 9th day of September 1992.

Judge F. W. M. McELREA, Chairman of the Representation Commission

SCHEDULE

Note: Where the Schedule states “similar to Objection number” that objection will be found under the same electoral heading unless a different electorate is stated:

e.g., electorate 012 Te Atatu
Objection 0830 B G Allen
See Objection 0923 Henderson

001 Bay of Islands

Objection 0067 Far North District Council

(a) Objects to the name of Bay of Islands for this electorate on the grounds that this name does not represent the total electorate. Requests that the electorate be renamed Far North Electorate.

(b) Objects to the inclusion of the Moerewa, Kawakawa and Towai regions in the Hobson Electorate on the grounds of community of interest of Moerewa and Kawakawa with the Bay of Islands Electorate or with Kaikohe. Suggests that the Bay of Islands/Hobson boundary follow the Far North District Council boundary to include the Moerewa, Kawakawa and Towai regions in the Bay of Islands Electorate.

002 Hobson

Objection 0905 Raumanga Community Association

Objects to the inclusion of Raumanga and Smeatons Drive in the Hobson Electorate on the grounds they are recognised as being part of the Whangarei City area. Residents consider they have more common bond with the Whangarei City area than the urban Hobson area. Seek changing the electoral boundary of the Whangarei Electorate to a position bounded by the old Whangarei City boundary (map provided) and to shift the Hobson boundary to the old Whangarei City south boundary.

005 Albany

Objection 0846 J Allen, Chairman, Albany LEC

Similar to Objection 0001 (East Coast Bays) in supporting residents of Torbay.

In addition seeks inclusion of Dairy Flat in Albany by having the boundary follow the existing Rodney District/North Shore City boundary from Parramoremo Creek, up Ridge Road and O’Brien Road on both sides of these roads; joining SH1 at the SH18 intersection; north along SH1, including both sides of the road; west into Potter Road and thence into Sunyside Road; north from this road at the point where the creek crosses the road, through Blackbridge Road where it intersects with Escott Road. From here a north west course in Horseshoe Bush Road to the upper Weiti River crossing, follow the Weiti River line till its junction with SH1 at Silverdale. (Maps enclosed with objection).

006 East Coast Bays

Objections 0001-0004, 0008-0038, 0044-0065, 0085-0102, 0104-0114, 0182-0188, 0259, 0261, 0262, 0663-0665, 0807, 0834-0841, 0906, 0909, 0920-0922, 0931 P B and E Sentance and 205 others

Object to the transfer to Albany Electorate of the area of land north of a line between numbers 957 and 959 East Coast Road, the houses in Lingham Crescent, along the eastern boundary of the reserve (west of Glamorgan School), then along Stredwick Drive, Tainui Street, County Road, Glenvar Road and Beach Road on the grounds that this area has more community of interest with the adjoining Torbay, and that the main road, Beach Road, runs south into East Coast Bays. Seek the reinstatement in East Coast Bays Electorate of the transferred area but do not object to the transfer of the new housing area at the western end of Fitzwilliam Drive.

Objection 0103 R and J Cooper.

As Objection 0001 with the following addition: that the opening of the Massey University campus in Albany in 1993 will bring an influx of population into Albany Electorate, making the proposed change unnecessary.

Objection 0189 H S and P A Butterworth.

Similar to Objection 0001.

Objection 0260 R J and L C Rodgers

Similar to Objection 0001

Objection 0848 P W and I E Goodenough

Similar to Objection 0001. Also objects on grounds of topographic features.

Objection 0907 East Coast Bays Electorate Alliance

Similar to Objection 0001

Suggested either to retain 1987 boundaries or change the boundary to remove the new housing estate area at the north.