14 JANUARY 2014 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 3 97

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Rotorua

Objection M Dean
Objects to the proposed boundary change including the western side of the road going through Oropi Village within the Rotorua electorate as their community of interest is with the Tauranga area.

Suggested solution: All those living in upper Oropi and upper Pyes Pa should be included in the Bay of Plenty electorate.

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Objection P de Monchy
Objects to the areas of Ohauiti, Oropi and Waitao being included in the Rotorua electorate. These communities are linked to Tauranga in terms of a community of interest, the road network and iwi connections.

Suggested solution: Shift the boundary south-east to the Kaimai and Otawa Ranges, placing Ohauiti, Oropi and Waitao in a Tauranga affiliated electorate, while keeping the links Te Puke and Maketu have with Rotorua.

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East Coast

Objection New Zealand Labour Party
Objects to the inclusion of Maketu in the East Coast electorate as it is the landing site of the Te Arawa waka and will split the Te Arawa rohe between two electorates.

Suggested solution: Use State Highway 2 as the boundary for Rotorua, then follow the Kaikokopu canal to the sea. Retain Murupara and Galatea within the Rotorua electorate.

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Objection Gisborne District Council
Objects to the proposed East Coast electorate as it would adversely affect: existing boundaries (with increasing disparity between local authority and parliamentary boundaries), community of interest (iwi affiliations and primary patterns of interaction by residents and businesses), topographical features and facilities of communication.

Suggested solution: East Coast to include Wairoa in the south and Opotiki and Whakatane in the west.

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Objection J T Kurapa, Murupara Community Board
Objects to the communities of Murupara, Galatea, Ruataahuna, Minginui and Te Whaiti moving from Rotorua into the East Coast electorate because their community of interest and facilities of communications are with Rotorua.

Suggested solution: Include the community of Waiohau at the northern end of the ward in the East Coast electorate as this community has commercial, community, health, education and social ties with Whakatane.

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Objection R Dolman
Objects to the geographical divide between Gisborne and Opotiki which are both within the proposed East Coast electorate, and the island nature of the Tauranga electorate.

Suggested solution: Disestablish the East Coast electorate and use the Māori electorate boundary as the edge of a new “Mahia” electorate that encompasses Gisborne down towards Napier. The Bay of Plenty electorate should encompass the areas of Opotiki, Whakatane, Murupara, Kawerau and Tupeke. Extend Tauranga to the border of the Coromandel electorate.

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Objection T Ballantyne
Objects to an area of the Rotorua electorate being moved into the East Coast electorate. The community of interest of this area and media communications are with Te Puke or Tauranga. The main centre of the East Coast electorate is Gisborne and it covers a vast area. This area is not associated with Gisborne or the East Coast region.