New Zealand Gazette – 2014 – No. 3

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✨ Electoral Boundary Objections



14 JANUARY 2014 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 3 71

N04-022 b, n
Objection R Reid
Similar to N04-021

Suggested solution: Same as N04-021

N04-023 b
Objection A Vartzbed
Objects to the inclusion of the Waitakere Ranges in a larger electorate made up of lowlands and non bush areas like Helensville.

N04-024 b, n
Objection G Ertel
Objects to Waitakere and Waiatarua becoming part of Helensville and the loss of the community’s identity and name.

N04-025 b, n, h
Objection P Chainey
Objects to the loss of the Waitakere electorate and considers the proposal for such a large electorate, spanning both Waitemata and Kaipara Harbours as unworkable.

Suggested solution: Keep the name “Waitakere”. The boundary of Waitakere to cover the 35,000 acres of the foothills plus the coast down to Huia and Titirangi.

N04-026 b
Objection R Eade
Objects to the proposed boundary as would like the size of the electorate to be smaller to ensure Titirangi retains its voice in the electorate.

N04-027 b, h
Objection L Cooper
Objects to the inclusion of Swanson in the Helensville electorate as it is closely integrated with urban west Auckland and shares facilities and services with the neighbouring Ranui community in Te Atatū.

Objects to the placement of Massey High, Massey Primary School and St Paul’s School within the Helensville electorate when the communities they serve are mostly covered by the Upper Harbour electorate.

Suggested solution: Swanson should be placed in the same urban electorate as the Ranui and Henderson suburbs.

Move Massey High, Massey Primary School and St Paul’s School into the Upper Harbour electorate so they can be represented by an MP from the same community as the students.

N04-028 b, n
Objection Dr M Harvey
Objects to the size of the proposed Helensville electorate as it will be too large and have to represent rural, bush and suburban communities. Also objects to the name Helensville which ignores regional Māori names (such as Titirangi).

Suggested solution: The southern boundary for Helensville should lie at the northern edge of the Waitakere Ranges and Te Henga. The remainder of the proposed electorate and part of New Lynn to form a new Waitakere electorate.

N04-029 b
Objection K Martinez
Objects to the proposed Helensville electorate boundary.

N04-030 b
Objection L Finlay
Objects to the proposed boundary of the Helensville electorate because of the geographical inaccessibility of Helensville. The MP best placed to represent the Titirangi community is the local New Lynn MP.



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🏛️ Objections to Electoral Boundary Changes (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral districts, boundary objections, Waitakere, Helensville, Titirangi
9 names identified
  • R Reid, Objected to boundary changes
  • A Vartzbed, Objected to inclusion of Waitakere Ranges
  • G Ertel, Objected to Waitakere and Waiatarua boundary changes
  • P Chainey, Objected to loss of Waitakere electorate
  • R Eade, Objected to proposed boundary size
  • L Cooper, Objected to inclusion of Swanson in Helensville
  • M Harvey (Dr), Objected to size and name of Helensville electorate
  • K Martinez, Objected to Helensville electorate boundary
  • L Finlay, Objected to Helensville electorate boundary