Electoral Boundary Objections




35 Takapau

Objection 422 Whakatane & Opotiki District Councils and 1289 other signatories

See Objection 417 (33) East Cape for general reasons.

Suggested solution The Tikikino Ward of the Central Hawkes Bay District Council and Takapau electorate be transferred to East Cape. The ward is northwest of Central Hawkes Bay and excludes the district’s main urban settlements of Waipawa and Waipukurau.

Objection 424 T Wright Electorate Chairperson, Hawkes Bay National Party and R Price Electorate Chairperson, Napier National Party

Objects to the proposed boundaries of the Takapau electorate on the grounds of community of interest.

Suggested solution The Hastings suburb of Flaxmere be placed in the Hastings/Takapau electorate; the eastern half of Central Hawke’s Bay (represented by the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council area) be placed in the Hastings/Takapau electorate and the western half be included in the East Cape electorate; and the Clive Ward of Hastings be included in the Napier electorate.

Objection 468 Napier City Council

See Objection 467 (34) Napier for general reasons.

Suggested solution To include the Flaxmere/Twyford area in the proposed electorate. The areas of Pakowhai, Whakatu, Clive, Haumoana and Te Awanga be included in the Napier electorate and the areas of Takapau, Tikokino, Otane and Flemington be included in the East Cape electorate. That the Commission make an appropriate consequential adjustment to the north-western boundary of the proposed East Cape electorate.

Objection 245 Hawkes Bay Alliance

Objects to the proposed name of Takapau.

Suggested solution To call the electorate either Heretaunga or Tukituki on the grounds that both names have a regional significance.

Objection 423 T Wright Electorate Chairperson, Hawkes Bay National Party and R Price Electorate Chairperson, Napier National Party

Objects to the proposed name of Takapau as this name in no way reflects either the boundaries proposed or the suggestions being promoted for a Hastings-based electorate.

Suggested solution To call the electorate Tukituki after the most prominent geographical feature of the electorate, namely the



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🏛️ Electoral Boundary Objection by Whakatane & Opotiki District Councils

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, Takapau, East Cape, Tikikino Ward
  • M Laws (MP), Objector to electoral boundaries

🏛️ Electoral Boundary Objection by T Wright and R Price

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, Takapau, Hastings, Napier, Flaxmere
  • T Wright (Electorate Chairperson, Hawkes Bay National Party), Objector to electoral boundaries
  • R Price (Electorate Chairperson, Napier National Party), Objector to electoral boundaries

🏛️ Electoral Boundary Objection by Napier City Council

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, Napier, Takapau, East Cape, Flaxmere

🏛️ Electoral Boundary Objection by Hawkes Bay Alliance

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, Takapau, Heretaunga, Tukituki

🏛️ Electoral Boundary Objection by T Wright and R Price

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Boundaries, Takapau, Tukituki
  • T Wright (Electorate Chairperson, Hawkes Bay National Party), Objector to electoral boundaries
  • R Price (Electorate Chairperson, Napier National Party), Objector to electoral boundaries