Electoral Boundary Objections




3742 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 126

Objection 805 South Taranaki District Council, Hawera and Patea Community Boards

Objects to the proposed boundaries of King Country, Waitotara and New Plymouth electorates on the grounds King Country and Waitotara electorates relative to South Taranaki and Taranaki generally, fail to meet statutory considerations.

Suggested solution The establishment of two Taranaki electorates based upon the Regional Council boundaries would create compact electorates, centred upon a very strong community of interest, facilities and topographical features.

Objection 118 R Vakiari

Objects to the exclusion of Gannet Island in the proposed King Country electorate on the grounds that Gannet Island (Karewa) was included in the Rohe Potae area at a Court sitting on 2 August 1886.

The following persons or organisations object to their inclusion in the proposed King Country Electorate by way of a cyclostyled letter on the grounds of their community of interest being with New Plymouth and wish to be included in the New Plymouth Electorate.

Objection 290 D P Lilley & 25 other signatories

Objection 291 N J Hislop

All commercial dealings and Government Offices are in New Plymouth

Objection 292 D P Obermueller

Objector lives on city boundary and shops in New Plymouth.

Objection 293 J A & M K Roylance

Objection 294 P J & M J O’Donnell

Objection 316 G F J Bourke

Objects to the division of the Taranaki region and its attachment to areas which are alien to it on the grounds that there has been a failure to achieve the criteria of community of interest, facilities of communications, and topographical features.

Suggested solutions are: The creation of electorates of Taranaki and Wanganui, effacement of Taupo and Waitotara electorates and a redrawing of the King Country and Rangitikei boundaries.



Next Page →

PDF embedding disabled (Crown copyright)

View this page online at:


VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1994, No 126


NZLII PDF NZ Gazette 1994, No 126





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ South Taranaki District Council Objection to Electorate Boundaries

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, King Country Electorate, Waitotara Electorate, New Plymouth Electorate, Community of Interest

🏛️ R Vakiari Objection to Exclusion of Gannet Island

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, King Country Electorate, Gannet Island, Rohe Potae
  • R Vakiari, Objected to exclusion of Gannet Island

🏛️ D P Lilley and 25 Others Object to Inclusion in King Country Electorate

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, King Country Electorate, New Plymouth Electorate, Community of Interest
8 names identified
  • D P Lilley, Objected to inclusion in King Country Electorate
  • N J Hislop, Objected to inclusion in King Country Electorate
  • D P Obermueller, Objected to inclusion in King Country Electorate
  • J A Roylance, Objected to inclusion in King Country Electorate
  • M K Roylance, Objected to inclusion in King Country Electorate
  • P J O’Donnell, Objected to inclusion in King Country Electorate
  • M J O’Donnell, Objected to inclusion in King Country Electorate
  • G F J Bourke, Objected to inclusion in King Country Electorate