Electoral Objections




Objection 240 Hawkes Bay Alliance

See Objection 816 (34) Napier for general reasons and suggested solution.

Objection 241 Hawkes Bay Alliance

Objects to the proposed name of East Cape.

Suggested solution The electorate should be known as either Waikaremoana or Mohaka. The lake and National Park are significant features within the electorate while the Mohaka River is readily identified with the general region.

Objection 418 Whakatane & Opotiki District Councils and 1289 other signatories

Objects to the name of East Cape.

Suggested solution In order for electors to better identify with the geography it is recommended that the name be changed to Gisborne/Hawkes Bay.

Objection 600 Central Hawkes Bay District Council

See Objection 616 (35) Takapau for general reasons and suggested solution.

Objection 815 Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce (Inc.)

Objects to the proposed boundaries of East Cape, Napier and Takapau on the grounds of Heretaunga Plains in general and the twin cities of Hastings and Napier have been drafted on East/West separation of Hastings and Napier people instead of an innovative North/South division of the main centres of population. That the names of the Napier and Takapau electorates consequently change.

Suggested solution Depending on population criteria divide with a line. (a) following the railway line through Hastings and Napier and/or (b) using main thoroughfares from the south Railway Road, Karamu Road, Karamu Stream, Pakowhai Road, Motorway Kennedy Road, Emerson Street to the sea. This would answer other objections.

Flaxmere would then be linked with West Hastings; Havelock North with East Hastings; Taradale with West Napier; Clive and Haumoana with East Napier. Three names suggested. Hastings for one, Napier for one. Or Hawke’s Bay East, Hawke’s Bay West. Or Kaweka for the west, Kidnappers for the east. Similar thinking can be applied to the East Cape electorate as a consequence of these changes.



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🏛️ Objection to East Cape electorate boundaries by G Ormsby & L Campbell (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, East Cape Electorate, Objection, Name Change

🏛️ Objection to East Cape electorate name by Hawkes Bay Alliance

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, East Cape Electorate, Objection, Name Change, Waikaremoana, Mohaka

🏛️ Objection to East Cape electorate name by Whakatane & Opotiki District Councils and 1289 other signatories

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, East Cape Electorate, Objection, Name Change, Gisborne/Hawkes Bay

🏛️ Objection to East Cape electorate boundaries by Central Hawkes Bay District Council

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, East Cape Electorate, Objection, Name Change

🏛️ Objection to East Cape and Napier electorate boundaries by Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, East Cape Electorate, Napier Electorate, Objection, Name Change, Hastings, Heretaunga Plains