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Objections to the proposed electorates and boundaries are listed below.

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N42056 Helen Presland Objection Boundary

Helen Presland

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Helen Presland

Ashhurst being moved into the Wairarapa region seems to make little sense. It’s 10 mins from Palmerston North and most people that live in Ashhurst will have a lot to do with Palmy and very little to do with Wairarapa. An MP travelling to Ashhurst to represent them and try to understand the concerns of the area doesn’t appear to be a good use of taxpayers money

Suggested solution

Move Ashhurst into the Palmerston North electorate or leave it in Rangitikei
N42057 Cornelia Visser Objection Boundary

Cornelia Visser

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Cornelia Visser

Objecting to moving Ashhurst to Wairarapa as there are major infrastructural and topographical barriers between these areas and there are no links with these two communities.

Suggested solution

Leave Ashhurst in Rangitīkei or add to Palmerston North. Otherwise move some of the excess population from Rangitīkei to Kapiti or Whanganui.
N42058 Jennifer Ellis Objection Boundary

Jennifer Ellis

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Jennifer Ellis

I object to moving Aokautere to Ashhurst from Rangitikei to Wairarapa. I love in between Aokautere and Ashhurst, and I work in Palmerston North. I do all of my recreation in Palmerston North and Ashhurst. I relate to the people in the Rangitikei electorate as this is where my everyday business and interactions are. I never go across the Gorge to the other side of the mountains and would not be able to relate to their issues, and their issues will be different than ours

Suggested solution

To keep us as part of the Rangitikei electorate
N42059 Mr. Mike Jacques Objection Boundary

Mr. Mike Jacques

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mr. Mike Jacques

I object to our electorate being transferred from Rangitikei to Wairarapa .. Wairarapa is on the other side of the ranges from us and further from our area than Rangitikei

Suggested solution

Stay as we are
N42060 Kate Boyle Objection Boundary

Kate Boyle

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Kate Boyle

As a resident of Ashhurst, I don't feel we identify as part of the Wairarapa region. I feel we will loose representation in parliament as a result of this change.

Suggested solution

Leave Ashhurst as part of the Rangitikei electorate or preferably make Ashhurst part of the palmerston north electorate, as I feel Ashhurst is closely aligned with palmerston north.
N42061 Mrs Jo Horne Objection Boundary

Mrs Jo Horne

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mrs Jo Horne

Ashhurst should not be joining the wairarapa electorate and stay within the rangitaki.
Ashhurst has nothing to do with the wairarapa and is on the otherside of the ranges.

Suggested solution

To stay within the same electorate
N42062 Julie Gillam-Hill Objection Boundary

Julie Gillam-Hill

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Julie Gillam-Hill

My objection is regarding taking Ashhurst out of the Rangitike electorate.
I'm unsure as to why a rural suburb of a city (we pay rates as part of PNCC) was never a part of that city electorate in the first place. It's even more confusing as to why you would take a small community out of the current electorate and add it into one that has little to no bearing on the day to day life in this community.
Ashhurst residents individually and the community as a whole look to Palmerston North for all necessarily requirements. Supermarkets ( 15 minute drive) hospital (20 minutes drive) airport, entertainment, utilities, rubbish and recycling stations, doctor's and pharmacies, professional services including but not limited to trades people, health practitioners, home help etc and jobs.
It seems redicuilous that you would consider creating issues as our DHB and GOVT services would become a 1.5hr drive to our hospital, a 30 minute + drive for GOVT provided services, for some this may mean a change in health care providers. I understand life in general won't change much but there will absolutely be issues with large scale lifestyle requirements for those who change electorates including our GOVT representative not having any clue about our community.
I see that population numbers and geographic location are considered but I'm not sure you have understood these for each of the communities you are changing.

Suggested solution

Our mayor should be from the same electorate as our GOVT representative. Ashhurst should be a part of Palmerston North, not Rangitike or Wairarapa electorates I would look at moving Ashhurst to Palmy with the understanding that this is our major hub. There is a massive divide between Ashhurst and the Wairarapa electorate- being the Ruahine ranges. It does actually make a huge difference to us. You should visit and catch up with the community to see just what I'm saying.
N42063 Sam Hill Objection Boundary

Sam Hill

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Sam Hill

Electorate B. I object to Ashhurst being moved into Wairarapa. It makes no sense whatsoever geographically or politically.

Suggested solution

Keep Ashhurst in Palmerston North.
N42064 Emma Gilbert-Kenny Objection Boundary

Emma Gilbert-Kenny

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Emma Gilbert-Kenny

Pushing Ashhurst under the Wairarapa electorate does not make sense.
We are 12km out of Palmerston North, we pay rates to PNCC, we work, shop and go to school in Palmerston North yet we are meant to vote for an MP to represent us in the Wairarapa?
Wairarapa is 73km away, they don't know our community, or what's important to us, the same way we don't know the issues they face.
How can we feel like we are being accurately represented by an area that is so distant.

Suggested solution

Move us back to align with Palmerston North.
Allow us to vote for our local councilors and local MPs that will put us first.
N42065 Brent Barrett Objection Boundary

Brent Barrett

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Brent Barrett

My Objection & Reasons

This Objection is raised in my personal capacity, although I understand it generally aligns with the Objection filed by Palmerston North City Council and Objections filed by many of my constituents, especially those residing in Ashhurst.
Serving as a Palmerston North City Councillor since 2016, and residing in this community from 2000 onwards, I am closely familiar with the areas in consideration at the nexus of the proposed Palmerston North, Rangitīkei and Wairarapa Electorate boundaries, and in particular the village of Ashhurst within Palmerston North City and other rural villages within the city boundary including Linton, Longburn and Bunnythorpe.

I am strongly supportive of the revision of the Palmerston North Electorate to include most of the people within the City of Palmerston North, and desirous that it should include all the people within the city. In particular the inclusion of Summerhill and Aokautere is welcome as these are urban and peri-urban communities, strongly connected within the city.

I understand that under census data, current modelling forecasts and assumptions, the Palmerston North Electorate is unable to accommodate all residents of the city and remain within the 5% threshold, and that this may have contributed in part to the surprising proposal to reassign Ashhurst from the Rangitīkei Electorate to the Wairarapa
Electorate.

Wairarapa is and has only ever been places and peoples east of the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges. As such the proposal to consign Ashhurst to the Wairarapa is a major deviation from accepted places, communities and connections including political connections that have been in place since the inception of democracy in Aotearoa New
Zealand. While recognising the complexity of the challenges faced by the Representation Commission, I strongly object to the proposed assignment of Ashhurst to the Wairarapa electorate.

My reasons to object include:

Existing Electorate Boundaries

The present inclusion of Ashhurst in Rangitīkei enables residents to access in person electorate office services in Feilding, relatively close at 15 - 20 minutes by car, and within an hour by bus via Palmerston North. While technically possible that a Wairarapa MP could invest in basing delivery of electorate office services in Ashhurst or even Woodville, such services are very much more likely to be sited in Masterton or further into southern Wairarapa. This places such services over an hour one way by car, and practically inaccessible by public transport.

As such, the proposed assignment of Ashhurst to Wairarapa substantially disadvantages residents of Ashhurst in terms of access to electorate office services relative to options retaining their political voice on the west of the ranges..

Communities of Interest

Ashhurst residents generally enjoy a markedly stronger affinity and connection to communities within Palmerston North and Manawatū than to communities in the Wairarapa. This includes but is not limited to family, social, employment, health, education, recreation and cultural connections. There are no general cases where Ashhurst residents have stronger connections east to Wairarapa communities than to Palmerston North and Manawatū.
These western connections are reinforced by Ashhurst being within Palmerston North City boundaries for Local Government elections, and formerly being within Manawatū District Council boundaries.

Ashhurst has no history of formal political connection with Wairarapa at the Local or Parliamentary level. From what I hear from constituents, there is no desire to begin one now.

As such, the proposed assignment of Ashhurst to Wairarapa substantially diminishes Ashhurst residents’ connection to their strongest communities of interest.

Infrastructure that links communities, such as roads and bridges

While Te Ahu a Turanga replacement for the Gorge Road is relatively safe and accessible as the fresh State Highway 3 segment linking east - west over the southern fringe of the Ruahine Ranges, it still leaves Ashhurst quite separate from the Wairarapa.

The cost and time and effort to get from Ashhurst to Palmerston North or Feilding is generally less than the effort required to get into populated places in the Wairarapa.

There are no regional public transport services linking Ashhurst to Wairarapa. There are adequate public transport services and many more road network options for Ashhurst residents to access neighbouring communities in Palmerston North and Manawatū.

As such, the proposed assignment of Ashhurst to Wairarapa runs substantially counter to the balance of physical and especially transport infrastructure and linkages.

Topographic features such as mountains and rivers

Ashhurst is on the west side of the Ruahine and Tararua ranges, as is the rest of Palmerston North and Manawatū. This strongly reinforces Ashhurst’s depth and diversity of connections in these communities.

Wairarapa as a place has only ever referred to the geographic places east of the Ruahine and Tararua ranges. Until this proposal, the political geography has matched the physical geography. Extension of the political construct of Wairarapa to absorb Ashhurst would be a substantial violation of the natural geography and physical and social structures of the areas concerned. It would be akin to the absorption of Wanaka into West Coast - Tasman, or of Upper Hutt into Wairarapa. It simply makes no sense.

As such, the proposed assignment of Ashhurst to Wairarapa runs counter to the clear geographic east-west boundary of the Tararua and Ruahine axial ranges.

Suggested solution

It is recognised that the nexus of the proposed Palmerston North, Rangitīkei and Wairarapa Electorate boundaries is complex. The best solution is one that works within the 5% threshold, recognises and upholds the historically significant identity of Wairarapa as a place and political entity wholly east of the Ruahine and Tararua axial ranges, recognises the unity of Palmerston North and our rural villages as a single political entity, and minimises disruption to current constituencies in the Rangitīkei electorate.

Thus, in descending order of preference:

The most preferred solution is to revisit population forecast assumptions such that the new Palmerston North electorate boundary maps perfectly to the current Palmerston North city boundary.

This would include Ashhurst, Bunnythorpe, Longbun and Linton in Palmerston North Electorate.

Census data and derived projections and forecasts are subject to error and uncertainty. Thus, there should be close consideration of relaxing certain assumptions and forecasts to enable complete matching of these two political boundaries.

This would make clear and simple the local government and electorate alignment for purposes of responding to constituent needs at Local Government and Electorate levels, and contribute to a strong sense of connection and identity for people of Palmerston North. In the most extreme case risk it would only a very minor dilution of the representation and voting power of constituents in Palmerston North, a price well worth paying in exchange for the benefits outlined above.

The second most preferred solution is to bring Ashhurst into Palmerston North Electorate and retain Bunnythorpe, Longburn and/or Linton in the Rangitīkei Electorate. All four of these satellite communities of Palmerston North are currently in Rangitīkei electorate. This solution would retain the status quo for Bunnythorpe, Longburn and/or Linton and recognises their generally strong connection to Manawatū. It leverages the accessibility of electorate office services via their likely ongoing delivery in Feilding and Levin. If applied, the Commission should seek to bring with Ashhurst as many of the satellite rural communities of Linton, Longburn and Bunnythorpe into the Palmerston North electorate as possible.

The least preferred solution is to retain Ashhurst in the Rangitikei Electorate. While viable, this is the least preferred given Ashhurst’s close connections to Palmerston North, inclusion in Palmerston North at the local government level, and the proximity and accessibility to Palmerston North compared to Feilding in particular with regard to public transport services. This solution appears quite simple to achieve, likely requiring only some re-forecasting of population trends and/or some revision of the proposed new southern and possibly northern border of Rangitīkei to remain within the 5% threshold.

Notably, each of the three of these solutions address the most substantial concern within my Objection by retaining Ashhurst in an electorate west of the ranges, thereby preventing Ashhurst from being assigned to the Wairarapa Electorate.

Thank you to the Representation Commission for taking the time to read and consider this Objection. I look forward to speaking with the authorities on these matters in due course, including any further concerns or solutions that may eventuate.
N42066 Latham Lockwood Objection Boundary

Latham Lockwood

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Latham Lockwood

Ashhurst pay rates and part of the Palmerston North community being a suburb of our town.
They should be represented by the Palmerston North MP, because they contribute to our region, not Waiarapa.

Suggested solution

Include Ashhurst in the Palmerston North electorate.
N42067 Jacquie Hartley Objection Boundary

Jacquie Hartley

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Jacquie Hartley

I object to Ashhurst moving out of the Palmerston North electorate to Waiarapa as we are no where near there, all of our coucil services are in Palmerston North and I don't believe a Waiarapa MP would have the people of Ashhurst as a priority.

Suggested solution

Stay in the Palmerston North electorate.
N42068 Mr James Papple Objection Boundary

Mr James Papple

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mr James Papple

I strongly object to the proposal to include Ashhurst within the Wairarapa electorate. Ashhurst is fundamentally connected to Palmerston North (Palmy) both socially and economically, and does not share the predominantly rural and agricultural interests or challenges that characterise the Wairarapa region.

Key reasons for my objection include:
1. Distinct Community Interests: Ashhurst residents primarily commute, shop, study, and utilise public services within Palmerston North. This urban affiliation means our concerns differ significantly from the agricultural and rural focus of Wairarapa.
2. Representation and Advocacy: Being grouped with Wairarapa dilutes Ashhurst’s voice, as the majority rural electorate will understandably prioritise farming, rural infrastructure, and agricultural concerns over Ashhurst suburban community needs.
3. Infrastructure and Services Alignment: Ashhurst public transport, health services, schools, and local governance are integrated with Palmerston North, not Wairarapa. Changing the electorate boundary would create confusion, administrative inefficiencies, and potential neglect in essential services.
4. Identity and Cohesion: Ashhurst’s identity is closely tied to the urban environment and community networks of Palmerston North. Shifting electorate boundaries risks eroding this identity and weakening community cohesion.
5. Practical Considerations: The geographical separation and distinct demographics mean Ashhurst voters would not realistically benefit from representation focused on Wairarapa-specific issues such as farming subsidies, rural road maintenance, or agricultural policy.

In short, incorporating Ashhurst into the Wairarapa electorate compromises effective political representation, diminishes our community’s voice, and ignores clear socio-economic alignments with Palmerston North.

Suggested solution

Rather than shifting Ashhurst into the Wairarapa electorate, a more logical and community-aligned solution would be to extend the Palmerston North electorate boundary to include Ashhurst. This reflects the reality of daily life for Ashhurst residents, who rely on Palmerston North for employment, education, healthcare, and services.

This adjustment would ensure that our representation aligns with our actual social, economic, and infrastructural connections. It preserves community cohesion, supports coherent planning, and ensures their voice is heard where it truly matters.
N42069 Frances Wildbore Objection Boundary

Frances Wildbore

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Frances Wildbore

It doesn't make sense to move Ashhurst into the Wairarapa District. We are part of the Manawatu - We are under Palmerston North District Council for all our rates and fees that relate to this. We have no association with the Wairarapa which is across the ranges. The only thing connecting us to this area is the fact that the new highway links the area. We have more connection and history with the way it is now. DO NOT CHANGE IT!! Why would we want people who have no previous association with us making choices for our electorate when we are separate from the rest? We want thought out and meaningful representation which this proposal neglects in geographically linking us with an area we are not part of.

Suggested solution

Stay as the Rangitikei or move under Palmerston North.
N42070 Richard Lester Objection Boundary

Richard Lester

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Richard Lester

Moving ashhurst from the Palmerston North area isolates our town. We would be the only area on this side of the mountain range. This could mean public transport could be very limited which is relied upon by a lot of people. It makes no sense not to keep ashhurst in the same district as it currently is. We are less than 15km from Palmerston North.

Suggested solution

Keep Ashhurst as part of Palmerston North.
N42071 Mr Kevin Maurer Objection Boundary

Mr Kevin Maurer

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mr Kevin Maurer

Ashhurst is proposed to move to Wairarapa electorate to which I object. The needs and requirements for ashhurst are not best met by an electorate so far removed.

Suggested solution

Either stay in Rangitikei or part of Palmerston North
N42072 Paul E Wycherley Objection Boundary

Paul E Wycherley

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Paul E Wycherley

It is ridiculous to move Ashhurst into the Waiarapa electorate
As a long time Ashhurst resident we are socially, geographically linked to Palmerston North and then Feilding.
As an area we we are separated from Waiarapa buy a mountain range and a river
Waiarapa residents come to Palmerston North for health and sport but very little in return

Suggested solution

Leave Ashhurst as part of Rangitikei or include us in the Palmerston Electorate
The suggestion of including Ashhurst in the waiarapa Electorate does not make any sense and was very poorly thought out
N42073 Liz Chandler Objection Boundary

Liz Chandler

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Liz Chandler

Ashhurst should not be part of the Wairarapa electorate. It has nothing in common with an electorate that goes down to south Wairarapa and up to Central Hawkes' Bay

Suggested solution

Ashhurst should be included in the Palmerston North electorate. It is a satellite town of Palmerston North and has more in common with it.
N42074 Sarah Payne Objection Boundary

Sarah Payne

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Sarah Payne

Ashhurst should not be part of the new Wairarapa electorate. It is only 15km away from Palmerston North, and is on the western side of the Ruahine Ranges. Ashhurst is part of Palmerston North City Council, and lots of the population work within Palmerston North. Ashhurst residents need someone local to represent them, not someone that is geographically and socially distant.

Suggested solution

Ashhurst stays within the Palmerston North Electorate. This makes sense geographically, socially, and culturally.
N42075 Mrs Margie Rogers Objection Boundary

Mrs Margie Rogers

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mrs Margie Rogers

I object to becoming part of the Wairarapa electorate. We live 14ks from Palmerston North and all our business and pleasure activities are done there.

Suggested solution

My solution is for Ashhurst to become part of Palmerston North or Rangitiki electorate which. Joining Wairarapa makes no sense at all.
N42076 Mr Harvey Jones Objection Boundary

Mr Harvey Jones

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mr Harvey Jones

I object to the boundary change which would move Ashhurst from the Rangitikei electorate to that of the Wairarapa.
My objection is based on four of the five grounds for objections.
1. The existing electorate boundary has Ashhurst lodged within its local farming neighbours and local town of Feilding under the Rangitikei electorate.
2. The community of interest for Ashhurst is based around Palmerston North city for work , play and recreation. Our community has little or no links to the community on the other side of the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges. Our local community of interest does include Feilding for shopping, farmers market and other local activities. As a result our community of interest is based in either of Palmerston North or Rangitikei electorates.
3. The infrastructure of roads and bridges which link us together are primarily based on this side of the mountains. The two existing connections to the Wairarapa of Saddle Rd and The Track are second class roads subject to severe weather conditions, with slips and accidents regularly closing either (or both) roads.
4. There are major topographic features which divide Ashhurst from the proposed Wairarapa electorate. The Ruahine Ranges, Tararua Ranges and Manawatu Gorge are significant boundaries which divide the East and West sides of the lower North Island.

Suggested solution

I realize this is a numbers game with limited options due to electoral quotas almost at itheirlimit for the key electorates in our area.
The new Kapiti electorate has scope to include Manakau by shifting the electoral border for the revised Rangitikei electorate, to the Ohau River or similar.
In the north of the Rangitikei electorate, it is possible to transfer Taihape and perhaps Managaweka regions to the revised Whanganui electorate.
Some revision of borders may be required to migrate Whanganui voters to the electorates on its north and western borders.
Once the Rangitikei quota is reduced, there is sufficient scope to enable Ashhurst to remain within the Rangitikei electorate, where it belongs, and satisfy the guidelines which the Electoral Commission is expected to follow.
N42077 Palmerston North City Council Objection Boundary

Palmerston North City Council

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Palmerston North City Council

Please see attachment
N42078 Veera Hannula Objection Boundary

Veera Hannula

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Veera Hannula

I am objecting moving Ashhurst from Ragitikei (A) to Wairarapa (B). I live in Ashhurst which is a sub-urban area of Palmerston North and we pay our rates in Palmy. Why would we do the general election in Wairarapa. I don't know anyone in Wairarapa and I doubt I could find anyone in that area to be able to represent me. Geographically it does not make sense either, as Wairarpa is on the other side of the hills.

Suggested solution

I would like to cast my vote in Palmerston North. Even voting in Rangitikei is not optimal, as it is mainly farming community and I'm not a farmer. My current MP is a farmer, at least the person is woman.
N42079 Suzanne Chelius Objection Boundary

Suzanne Chelius

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Suzanne Chelius

Ashhurst is currently part of the Rangitīkei electorate but is governed under Palmerston North city council. To transfer Ashhurst to the Wairarapa electorate would be to ignore our interest in the community of Palmerston North of which we are a satellite. Our community groups, such as RECAP, receive funding from PNCC and extending from this, we deserve access to an MP that understands Ashhurst as it sits alongside Palmerston North, where we work and where our children go to school. A mountain range divides Ashhurst from Wairarapa, and it makes no sense to include our community in this boundary shift.

Suggested solution

To include Ashhurst in the Palmerston North electorate.
N42080 Marty Rowe Objection Boundary

Marty Rowe

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Marty Rowe

I don't consider that the town of Ashhurst should be taken from the Palmerston North electorate and included in the Wairarapa electorate. Ashhurst is geographically in the Manawatu district and as basically a small dormitory town for Palmerston North shares a cultural and historical bond with other parts of Manawatu. It has nothing much in common with Wairarapa.

Suggested solution

Make the necessary population changes by enlarging the Wairarapa electorate north and renaming it Tararua
N42081 Donna Lind Objection Boundary

Donna Lind

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Donna Lind

Proposed changes to add Ashhurst to Wairarapa. Ashhurst is part of the Manawatu not Waiarapa, we pay district rates to Palmerston North City council, it is bad enough now that we are part of Rangitikei district we never see our MP, if we switch to Wairarapa it will be ten times worse

Suggested solution

Either we stay with Rangitikei or become part of Palmerston North
N42082 Mr Peter Moore Objection Boundary

Mr Peter Moore

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mr Peter Moore

i have heard the electoral commission is thinking of moving Ashhurst into the wairarapa electorate. This makes no sense to me, it has bo connection geographically to that electorate as the Tararuas i.e Woodville, Pahaiatua, Eketahuna, etc lies between us. Not sure how a wairarapa would be able to serve the people of Ashhurst or know what we are dealing with

Suggested solution

Keep Ashhurst in Rangitikei electorate, or even better move us into Palmerston North
N42083 Mrs Helen Pratt Objection Boundary

Mrs Helen Pratt

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mrs Helen Pratt

The Ashhurst area is affiliated to this side of the hills with no connection to the Wairarapa electorate or its area. The Ruahine ranges, Tararua Ranges and the Manawatu Gorge which divide Ashhurst and its people from relationship with the Wairarapa people. All my business is done on this side of the range.

Ashhurst is a growing area with many people coming to live here from Palmerston North general area some five hundred households in recent months and growing.

Suggested solution

We choose to stay with the current Rangitikei Electorate.
N42084 Mr Ken Pratt Objection Boundary

Mr Ken Pratt

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mr Ken Pratt

Because we live on the western side of the Ranges this is our area not the East.

Suggested solution

But do not put us in with Palmerston North.
N42085 Merete Hipp Objection Boundary

Merete Hipp

Objection

Wairarapa
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Merete Hipp

Do not make Ashhurst part of the Wairarapa Electorate, keep it with Rangitikei or add it to Palmerston North. It’s situated west of the Tararuas, so it should not be made part of an area east of the Tararuas.
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