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Objection

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Ms Sherrie Mutong Gao

I don't support the change of [street name] splitting out of Mount Eden to Mount Albert. Epsom is an electorate that places a strong emphasis on education. The change would undermine the strong community of interest. People in Epsom have long voted for local representatives who share our values of aspiration and education.

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Objection

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Mr and Mrs Peng and Swan Leong and Ong

We object the Representation Commission proposal to carve out about a square kilometre from the Epsom Electorate, thus weakening the National and Act dominance.
Who are these Commission Representatives making such decision? Are these representatives Labour or Green leaning members? Is this the Labour/Green gerrymandering?

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Objection

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Mr William Carlson

Why are you changing the boundary of streets like [street name] Mt Eden when it is very close to Epsom and no where Near Mt Albert
Leave as it is in this area around [street name] Mt Eden

Objection

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Anneta Hunt

Moving [street name] Mt Eden from the Epsom electorate to Mt Albert.

I believe [street name] is part of the Eden / Epsom community and should not be moved

Objection

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Fan Zhang

I object moving an area north of balmoral road (between potters park to Mt Eden Road) from Epsom electorate to Mt Albert.
I live here for more than 5years and my family always like to walk up to Mt Eden summit and join the events in Mt Eden and Epsom community. My young children go to Kindy in Epsom and my older kids are looking to Epsom girls Grammar for high school in the near future. Our whole family is connected with Mt Eden and Epsom community.

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Angela Pearce

I am objecting to the proposal to move the area north of Balmoral Road up to Herbert, Croydon and Fairview Roads along to Mt Eden Road from the Epsom electorate to the Mt Albert electorate. My family currently resides in [street name] and we consider Mt Eden including the Mt Eden village and surrounding facilities an integral part of our lives. It does not make sense to move this area to within the Mt Albert electorate as the majority of residents look to Mt Eden not Mt Albert for their daily lives. This change would also split the school zone for Epsom Girls Grammar affecting the property value of every house in the area and creating potential zoning issues for families in the area who have paid a premium to be in the school zone.

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Mrs Nisha Patel

Planning and investment when committing to childrens' education is very extensive and a life long commitment from parents. We object to moving the boundary for Epsom when a very large proportion of us have moved here and paid a very hefty price to do so, to be in double grammar zone.

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Mrs Robyn Cochrane

I don't align with Mt Albert, I find this arbitrary shifting of boundaries without alot of local knowledge very concerning. This is a process that should be fully explained to residents, and this time frame has been extraordinarily short!
This will affect school zones and family with some children already at EGGS expect to get all daughters to the same school. I voted for David Seymour consistently and find it unpalatable that this right should be taken from me.

Objection

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NZ Labour Party

We received local representations expressing concern about the proposed move of portions of Wesley from Mt Roskill to Mt Albert. As the Commission knows, Wesley has formed part of the Mt Roskill electorate for nearly all of its existence. One of the statutory criteria is the existing electorate boundaries, and we submit that this criteria should steer the Commission to prefer maps that keep previously co-represented communities together wherever possible. The current draft splits some Wesley residents who have a strong connection with Mt Roskill from its neighbouring suburbs to the south and east in a way that we believe may harm their representation and is avoidable.

Many people in the suburb of Wesley has strong communities of interest with nearby suburbs that remain in Mt Roskill, including:
a. The portion of Wesley south of Oakley Creek/Te Auaunga sits alongside other Mt Roskill communities in the Puketāpapa Local Board area. This area has continuously been associated with the Puketāpapa Local Board since its inception in 2010, and prior to that the Mt Roskill Community Board. Notably the area includes important civic facilities overseen by the Local Board such as the Wesley Community Centre, Roskill Youth Zone, the Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall, and the historic Lovelock track. These are facilities that are connected to, and well used by the broader Mt Roskill Community – for example the large annual Mt Roskill Anzac Service at the Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall and the twice weekly Wesley Markets which attracts people from across Mt Roskill.
b. The enrolment zone for Wesley Intermediate School, which is located very near the draft electorate boundary, takes in areas of Wesley and also other areas south of the motorway within the Mt Roskill draft boundary.
c. The connection between Wesley and the broader Mt Roskill community goes back to early periods of Auckland’s urban growth. The community is named for the Wesleyan Church, which had large land-holdings across Mt Roskill and ran the Wesleyan Native Institute in Three Kings. These communities are therefore connected by a common history and pattern of development.
d. From the 1940s onwards Wesley was developed as a substantial state housing suburb. Around 75% of the current housing stock is owned by Housing New Zealand and there are associated high needs within the community. Much of the social support for people living in Wesley is in the Mt Roskill area including foodbanks, budgeting services, the Three Kings MSD off ice, and local electorate and List MP off ices.
e. More broadly, the character and connections of Wesley are intimately connected to the broader Mt Roskill community. One of Mt Roskill’s distinguishing features is that it is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse communities in New Zealand and a part of this identity is the mix of communities in Wesley. It has been common for television news stories focussed on Mt Roskill to go to the shopping area at the intersection of Richardson
Rd and Stoddard Rd for footage because its diverse mix of people and street life is understood to represent the multicultural character of Mt Roskill.
f. The community has a substantial Pasifika population as well as large communities of migrants and former refugees. Over time these communities have built strong links with institutions across Mt Roskill including churches and mosques. Key community facilities that provide important support to these communities include the Three Kings library and CAB, the Three Kings MSD, the Fickling Convention Centre which is often used for large community meetings, and most importantly the Mt Roskill campus which includes Mt Roskill Grammar School. The main local industrial/employment zone in this area is the Carr Road corridor which many people in Wesley travel to for work and accessing important services and shops. The main local public transport service is the 24 bus which runs on a north/south basis through Blockhouse Bay, Roskill South, and Wesley and then into the central city.

We submit that returning the south-eastern portion of Wesley to Mt Roskill will improve the representation of those residents. But we’re aware that Wesley is a large suburb and shifting most or all of it would take both Mt Roskill and Mt Albert a long way outside the tolerance around the population quota, necessitating a long and difficult chain of knock-on changes. We don’t propose that.

• NZLP Representation Commission objections submission April 2025 v3 (pdf 9.6 MB)

Objection

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James Lyon

I object because he current electoral system will be damaged by manipulating the electorates. Changing electorate is devious and not a fare democratic behaviour and does not create a consistent voting system. This stinks of political corruption.

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Objection

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Noah Atchison-Darby

I object to the proposal to move Arch Hill into the Auckland Central electorate. During 2024, I lived on [street name] in Arch Hill and developed strong ties with the Kingsland and wider Mount Albert community. Kingsland was my natural hub — much closer and more connected than Ponsonby, Karangahape Road, or other parts of Auckland Central.

For clarity, I define Arch Hill as the area bounded by Great North Road to the north, Newton Road to the east, the Northwestern Motorway to the south, and an approximate western boundary south of the intersection of Coleridge Street and Great North Road.

While some may argue that the Northwestern Motorway forms a boundary between Arch Hill and Kingsland, in reality, the Bond Street bridge provides a strong and direct connection between the two areas. Daily activities — including shopping, cafes, parks, and community events — link Arch Hill residents more naturally to Kingsland and Mount Albert than to the Auckland Central suburbs.

Now living in Kingsland itself, it is even clearer to me that Arch Hill shares its community identity, local amenities, and daily life patterns with Kingsland and the wider Mount Albert area — not Auckland Central. Moving Arch Hill would disrupt these natural community ties and misrepresent the lived experience of residents.

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Ms Annie Meates

"I strongly urge the Representation Commission to retain the Arch Hill neighbourhood within the Mount Albert electorate.

Arch Hill shares a strong community identity and socio-economic alignment with the Kingsland area, which has long been part of the Mount Albert electorate.

The proposed reclassification of Arch Hill into the Auckland Central Electorate would disrupt these community ties and overlook the distinct character and needs of Arch Hill residents. Maintaining Arch Hill within the Mount Albert Electorate will ensure consistent representation that reflects the community’s shared interests and history."

Objection

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David Ee

I respectfully submit this objection regarding the current electorate boundary classification. Therefore, it is vital to note that my residential address, where I reside with my family, is situated within the Orākei suburb rather than the Epsom suburb.

In light of this, it is inaccurate for my address to be included in the Epsom electorate, representing residents of the Epsom suburb and its immediate vicinity.

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Objection

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Mr Nigel Cartmell

I oppose the proposal to move/shrink the South-West boundary [3% moved from Epsom to Mt Albert].

Objection

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Shengyun Nie

We choose to live here because of the school zone We will suffer loss if you change the boundary.
This is not the right way to solve the problem.