✨ Electoral Objections




by voters, provide a good balance of urban and rural land uses and, generally, provide a sound basis for representing the City’s interests at the National policy level. Also objects to the inclusion of the Flaxmere/Twyford area. The Flaxmere area has very little direct community of interest with Napier and is inextricably linked to the Hastings area in terms of employment, housing, and community/social policy.

Suggested solution The settlements of Bay View, Poraiti, Eskdale, Whirinaki, Pakowhai, Whakatu, Clive, Haumoana, Te Awanga, Puketapu and Omahu be included in the Napier electorate. western boundary of its proposed East Cape electorate in light of the Council’s boundary proposal for the Napier and Takapau electorates.

Objection 872 M Tamati, General Manager, Kimi Ora Community School

Objects to the proposed boundaries between the Napier and Takapau electorates on the grounds that the proposed boundaries divide the Napier urban and the Napier City Council district; that the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere has no relationship whatsoever with Napier: and that a better alternative as proposed by M Laws MP exists.

Suggested solution That the Hastings suburbs of Flaxmere be included in the Takapau/Hastings electorate and the new Napier electorate include all the Napier City Council area plus the Clive Ward of Hastings District Council plus Motea, Puketapu, Eskdale and Whirinaki.

Objection 611 Central Hawkes Bay District Council

Supports the Commissions recommendations for Hawkes Bay and more particularly for the proposed Takapau electorate. See Objection 616 (35) Takapau for general reasons.

Suggested solution The suburb of Flaxmere being replaced in the proposed Napier electorate by Havelock North.

Objection 819 G D J Wellwood

Similar to Objection 242.

Objection 876 Flaxmere Development Trust

Similar to Objection 242.

Objection 877 Hawkes Bay Branch National Council of Women of New Zealand (Inc)

Similar to Objection 879 (33) East Cape

Objection 607 T Lynn and 1521 other signatories

Objects to Flaxmere being included in the Napier electorate.



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πŸ›οΈ Objection to exclusion of settlements from Napier electorate (continued from previous page)

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, Napier, Bay View, Poraiti, Eskdale, Whirinaki, Pakowhai, Whakatu, Clive, Haumoana, Te Awanga, Puketapu, Omahu

πŸ›οΈ Objection to proposed boundaries between Napier and Takapau electorates

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, Napier, Takapau, Flaxmere, Clive Ward, Motea, Puketapu, Eskdale, Whirinaki
  • M Tamati, General Manager, Kimi Ora Community School

πŸ›οΈ Support for Commission recommendations for Takapau electorate

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, Takapau, Flaxmere, Havelock North

πŸ›οΈ Objection to Flaxmere being included in the Napier electorate

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, Napier, Flaxmere
  • G D J Wellwood, Objection to Flaxmere inclusion
  • T Lynn, Signatory to objection