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Objections and counter-objections to the proposed electorates and boundaries are listed below.

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N44012 Mr Jed Baker Objection Boundary, name

Mr Jed Baker

Objection

Kenepuru
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Mr Jed Baker

Kia ora and thank you for the opportunity to make a submission on this proposed new Kenepuru electorate. As a current and life-long resident in the present Ōhariu seat, my objection is based on the following reasons:
a) The proposed boundaries include communities from two different cities (Porirua and Wellington) and partitions part of one suburb (Newlands) into a third city (Lower Hutt, through the Hutt South electorate). If they were merged into one city, this would not be such an issue. But these areas have distinct identities and long-standing communities of interest, including their own CBDs and shopping centres, for example. I recognise the proposal to add the current Wellington City Council area of Linden to the same electorate as its southern neighbours as a step in the right direction. But I believe the extension of the northern boundary through Kenepuru and the Porirua CBD up to Titahi Bay is too geographically broad and may cause conflicts of interest in terms of a future Member of Parliament's representation.
b) The proposed allocation of parts of Newlands into the Hutt South electorate includes two primary schools (Bellevue and Newlands), the Newlands Tamariki Playcentre, substantial residential developments in the Kenmore Street, Baylands Drive, Wakely Road, much of Newlands Road (including residents near the local bus depot), Bellevue and Woodridge areas. It is also involves community and recreation areas such as Brandon's Rock Reserve, Waihinahina Park (in memory of long-time resident Dennis Duggan), the Ngā Hau e Wha o Paparārangi papakainga, Pukehuia Park, Newlands Community Hall along with the Newlands War Memorial. (The Paparārangi range where Brandon's Rock is located is also believed to be the inspiration for the name of the adjacent Paparangi suburb.) While St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall, Newlands Mosque and Kurinji Kumaran Hindu Temple are placed in Kenepuru, the nearby St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, Newlands Baptist Church, Plymouth Brethren and Newlands Christian Assemblies are located in Hutt South. Even allowing for population considerations, to have members of the same community who share the same facilities and who, in some cases, live only metres away from each other in different electorates seems unduly arbitrary as all of them have a long-standing and demonstrably shared community of interest.
c) A number of voters in the Lower Hutt area during the years of the Ohariu-Belmont electorate (1996-2008) reportedly did not appreciate their placement in that seat as it was believed this lessened both the presence of, and access to, their local Member of Parliament. I am concerned this could well apply in reverse under the current proposals.
d) The adoption of the same Kenepuru is appropriate and worthwhile given the location of this area close to the centre of the new electorate (where it is also the name of the local hospital). However it is a Porirua City name applied to a number of Wellington City suburbs. If one of the suggested solutions below is adopted, this may be neither desirable nor necessary.

Suggested solution

The following are proposed as solutions to the above issues:
a) In any revised electorate, all of Newlands and Horokiwi should remain within the same boundaries as other residents in the Wellington City northern suburbs. It is recognised that this would necessitate adjustments to a number of surrounding electorate boundaries that have been proposed.
b) All the current Ōhariu electorate boundaries (including Newlands and Horokiwi) could be retained with an extension to the north up to and including Linden in Northern Tawa and to the south down to and including the suburb of Wilton. This would bring the suburb's population up to between 70-71, 000 people; meeting the current quota and threshold. As Kenepuru would again be outside the boundaries, its adoption as a name would not be appropriate. In which case, the Te Reo Māori name of Ōhariu could be retained or alternatively Takapū or Ōtari adopted. If an English name was deemed suitable, then perhaps Wellington North could be an option.
c) If the above was unfortunately not feasible, then perhaps proceeding with the proposed Kenepuru boundaries could be done, with the addition of Newlands and Horokiwi, of course. The northern boundary would continue to go through Kenepuru and the Porirua CBD to Titahi Bay and include Rānui and Cannons Creek in Porirua East, bringing the population to between 68-69,000; again within the quota and threshold. Either Kenepuru or Tākapu could be used for the electorate name, in that instance (the Porirua suburbs of Papakowhai, Ascot Park and Waitangirua would go into the new Kapiti electorate).
d) I am reluctant to advocate for proposal c) as given above due to my earlier reservations about dividing up suburbs of different cities between seats. However it would at least keep whole suburbs together in one electorate, whereas the current proposal partitions one particular suburb (Newlands) to a degree that I believe needs to be altered as a priority.
I thank the Representation Commission for the opportunity to make this submission. Kia ora tātou.
N44013 Martin Robinson Objection Boundary

Martin Robinson

Objection

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

Martin Robinson

I think moving the 3 electorates (Kapiti, Mana & Ohariu) into 2 makes sense, however I feel that the northern boundary of Kenepuru should be further north to better reflect the community of Porirua and how the Kenepuru electorate would serve that community. I don't think many people south of Pukerua Bay would identify anywhere near as much with Kapiti as they would with Porirua, the majority of which is covered by the new Kenepuru electorate.
I understand the population-based approach, but this results in a split in the geographic reality. I'm not sure what the implications would be in terms of numbers, but if we're going to go from 3 to 2 electorates, the northern end of Pukerua Bay feels like it would keep the current community boundaries more intact? I know these are informal, but we all live in Porirua and know what we think of as Porirua vs. Kapiti.

Suggested solution

Building on the above - if we have to accept 3 to 2 electorates, it feels to me that it makes more sense in this case to align local body boundaries better with national electorate boundaries. Put the new boundary either just south of Pukerua Bay or just north, depending on the sentiment of the people of Pukerua Bay!
N44014 Janelle Crooks Objection Boundary

Janelle Crooks

Objection

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

Janelle Crooks

I oppose the boundary of the kenepuru and kapiti electorate boundaries running right through the suburb of Whitby. Whitby residents frequent all establishments in porirua and kenepuru, including the public hospitals and libraries and pools. While kapiti is not far away it is not our neighborhood and has different challenges, services, needs and views than those of Whitby residents.

Suggested solution

Move the Kapiti boundary north to ensure those suburbs that rely on porirua and kenepuru based services are under the kenepuru electorate.
N44015 Richard Herbert Objection Name

Richard Herbert

Objection

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

Richard Herbert

"Kenepuru" is a relatively unknown name and it's location can be confusing. Ngati Toa are proposing to reassign the current creek known Kenepuru to the Porirua Stream being its original name. There is a Kenepuru Drive roadway but this is not a known residential area locality and mostly commercial/industrial.

Suggested solution

That the new electorate be called "Tawa". Tawa is a well known residential suburb and under the changed boundary of the new electorate now sits in the center of the new electorate that is proposed to stretch from Johnsonville in the south to Paremata in the north. Also for many decades the suburb of Tawa has been divided across two adjacent electorates and the naming of the new electorate as "Tawa" would be symbolic of the reuniting of the whole suburb under one electorate.
N44016 Valda Haussmann Objection Boundary

Valda Haussmann

Objection

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

Valda Haussmann

I live in Johnsonville Ohariu Electorate. The proposed plan would put 2 vastly different socio-economic regions together. One only has to look at the decile ratings of the schools which backs this up. I believe the merging of the communities into Kenepuru Electorate doesn't offer all of the current communities the attention that they deserve.

Suggested solution

All suburbs south of Tawa should be merged into Wellington Central
N44017 Jacqueline Sharpe Objection Boundary

Jacqueline Sharpe

Objection

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

Jacqueline Sharpe

I reside in Paparangi and have been in the Ohariu electorate for roughly 40 years and feel that this area should not be part of the Kenepuru electorate due its proximity

Suggested solution

Leave the boundaries as they are
N44018 Mrs Tania Woolf-Ben-Avraham Objection Boundary

Mrs Tania Woolf-Ben-Avraham

Objection

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

Mrs Tania Woolf-Ben-Avraham

I object to the splitting up of the Ohariu electorate with areas going into Kenepuru, Kapiti, and Hutt South electorates.
The Ohariu electorate should be retained, not split up. Ohariu is a cohesive community that feeds into and through Johnsonville from the valley, hills and surrounds. It is geographically separate from other areas due to hills and being clustered around the transport spine that includes the Johnsonville rail line and the roads north towards Porirua. This geography and the roading and public transport routes in the area bind it together and separates it from other areas in Wellington.
Issues (for example the state of the Johnsonville Mall) are particular to the current Ohariu electorate area and are unlikely to be relevant to the proposed electorates--certainly not Hutt South, with which Newlands shares no community whatever, but not to Wellington Central either: why would a Wellington Central MP care about the state of the Johnsonville area--not in their electorate even though some of its new suburbs feed into that area? Would an MP looking out for Porirua care, for example, about the Johnsonville Mall? Not so much, I fear. Yet Ohariu MPs have, in the past had our back and have advocated for our community. There is a reason Ohariu historically has voted for electorate MPs of a different political stripe to the predominant party vote in the electorate (eg Peter Dunne, working with National yet a predominant Labour party vote), for many of us (I believe) not because of clever strategic voting but because we're a community and we vote for the electorate MP we believe will have our back and represent our cohesive community and hear our concerns and advocate for us, then we vote for the more general party whose policies we want nationally. It is because we are a community.
Don't rip our community to bits, certainly not just to massage some numbers. Sure, our number may be smaller than desired--but the numbers should serve the people, not people be manipulated to serve the numbers. Cohesive community MUST come before 'balancing the numbers'. I get that it's important one group of people don't have an outsize influence relative to others--but ultimately, surely, for representatives to be representative, the electorate--wherever possible--should be cohesive. And Ohariu as is, is cohesive where the proposed changes are not.
This proposed change takes our community, rips it up, and tosses it to the wind. It would compromise the cohesion of the area.

Note: This is the second submission I've made on proposed changes to the Ohariu electorate. The first specifically objected to Newlands being in Hutt South. I split it into two as:
1) The most important objection (1st submission) was to Newlands being put in Hutt South. That was a clear and rational error that ought to be corrected if Ohariu is split regardless of anything else.
2) This second submission is more emotional in nature and so, I fear, more easily dismissed, so I presented it separately. I hope, however, that it too will be considered favourably.
Please do not tear our community to pieces.
N44019 Mr Jeremy Sumner Objection Name

Mr Jeremy Sumner

Objection

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

Mr Jeremy Sumner

My objection is to the proposed name Kenepuru.
You have many places to take inspiration but chose an industrial area without any special character.

Suggested solution

Any electorate should have a name that correspondes to the general area and "Porirua" would be far more appropriate. It is a well known, established name and comprises much of the new electorate too. Porirua is a community hub with energy and character. Kenepuru has no central point of community because it has no community. It's an industrial area full of factories and the tip. Why would anyone want to name the electorate after such a place devoid of people. Please reconsider.
N44020 Winton Holmes Objection Name

Winton Holmes

Objection

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

Winton Holmes

The stated reason for the proposed new electorate Keneperu being named this, is that it is an “established name near the centre of the electorate”. It is however a name associated with, and located on maps as, the area near and southwest of central Porirua city. The new electorate is to include suburbs, like Churton Park, Johnsonville and much of Newlands, much further away from Keneperu.

Suggested solution

The Commission may wish to consider the feasibility of Rangituhi as an alternative. Rangituhi/Colonial Knob, overlooks the proposed new electorate, southwards to Johnsonville. It’s the prominent natural feature of the area and would be a much more inclusive name for the whole of the proposed geography and boundaries of the electorate.
N44021 Dr Mary Trounson Objection Boundary

Dr Mary Trounson

Objection

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

Dr Mary Trounson

The proposal to split the Ohariu electorate between Kenepuru, Lower Hutt and Wellington Central splits up a community of interest and moves large sections into electorates with which there is no community of interest. This will effectively mean that the MPs of the revised electorates will potentially have little interest in or knowledge of the Northern Suburbs of Wellington, which is currently covered in the main by Ohariu electorate with a local MP who understands local issues and attends many of the community functions and meetings. These events are also attended by the local councillors of the Northern Ward of Wellington which covers the majority of the electorate, so he has contact with the local council and is well versed in local concerns. His office is also in Johnsonville which is central to the Northern part of Wellington and being a transport hub, easily accessible to all the current population of Ohariu.
Making the proposed change will make it more difficult to assess our local MP(s) as the MP will not be in the local area. Those in Newlands will find it particularly difficult as while they appear close to the Hutt on a map they have a considerable distance to travel due to the actual topography of the Wellington region. Aside from Johnsonville itself access to Porirua via public transport needs considerable planning, while accessing the Hutt from Newlands needs major planning and a large time committment due to the number of buses required to make the journey.
It would appear that the proposal has been made purely on population with no regard to topography or community of interest. Also the Northern Suburbs are increasing in population with Churton Park alone increasing by 11.3% since 2018 and 41.6% since 2006. It continues to expand towards (and eventually meet up with Tawa).

Suggested solution

Kept the current electorate of Ohariu and move the northern boundary north to take in the rest of Tawa and adjust other boundaries and electorates accordingly.
Possibly increase the number of electorates by one.
N44022 Mr Ryan Maguire Objection Name

Mr Ryan Maguire

Objection

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

Mr Ryan Maguire

To the Electorate Boundary Review Committee,

I believe that the proposed name of 'Kenepuru' would not be a name that fully reflects the areas that the electorate represents. Firstly I look into the reasons that another name is needed for the electorate, followed by a historical account of previous electorate configurations for the area.

Firstly, Kenepuru is a single suburb of the wider Porirua area, which I believe would not properly acknowledge the surrounding areas included in the electorate, particularly those with larger populations than Kenepuru, and towns and settlements further south from the Porirua area such as Tawa and Johnsonville.

I believe the name 'Porirua' should instead be used for the electorate for a few reasons. Firstly, Porirua is the most significant settlement and centre in the electorate. Secondly, the name Porirua also extends to the Porirua Stream and Porirua Harbour, which are also significant markers within the electorate boundaries. Furthermore, the name Porirua is more well-known to people, who will more easily be able to understand the area that the electorate represents. Finally, the name Porirua is distinct in that it ensures that the namesake centre of the electorate is separate from the central Wellington area. While I acknowledge that not all of the Porirua city would be contained within this new electorate, I believe that given the centre of the city is located in the electorate, and that the greater portion of Porirua is situated inside the electorate, that the name 'Porirua' is still a valid name that could be used for the electorate, and would be better than the name 'Kenepuru'.

Finally, it is important to consider previous iterations of electorate boundaries for what the area's electorate used to be called. The Porirua electorate existed in the area that mirrors the northern half of the electorate (image attached) between 1860 and 1870, and more recently between 1963 and 1996. Given this long-standing history of the name Porirua being an accurate fit for the area, I believe that this is a strong reason for reviving the name Porirua for an electorate in this area as opposed to Kenepuru. It should be noted that this image was sourced from Wikipedia, as I was unfortunately unable to find any other records or maps of what the Porirua electorate boundaries used to be configured.

Thank you.

Suggested solution

Change the electorate name from 'Kenepuru' to 'Porirua' to better reflect those that live in the area (Porirua being the major settlement), and the area itself (e.g. Porirua Harbour, Porirua Stream).
N44601 Brian Warburton Counter-Objection Boundary, name

Brian Warburton

Counter-Objection

Kenepuru

Relates to objections

N44009
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Brian Warburton

The Council has not delegated the authority to make an objection on a proposed representation review.
There has not been a properly convened meeting of the Council that has resolved to make a cross-objection on the a proposed representation review.
The objection is in the name of Anita Baker (mayor) and Wendy Walker (chief executive) but they do have the delegated authority to make an objection.

Suggested solution

Reject the objection
N46001 Gabriel Pollard Objection Boundary

Gabriel Pollard

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Gabriel Pollard

Under the new boundaries, the Wellington suburb of Newlands, previously part of Ōhāriu, would be split between Hutt South and the newly named Kenepuru electorate.

Dividing a single suburb into two different electorates creates unnecessary confusion and weakens our community’s ability to have unified representation. Residents in the same neighborhood share common interests, local services, and infrastructure, yet would be expected to engage with two separate MPs who may have differing priorities. This division could lead to inconsistent advocacy on key local issues such as transport, education, and public services.

Additionally, this change would result in some residents being placed in the Hutt South electorate while still being under the jurisdiction of Wellington City Council. This misalignment between parliamentary and local government representation could create further confusion and barriers for residents and elected councillors or MPs when seeking support or raising local concerns.

Suggested solution

I strongly urge the Commission to reconsider these changes and keep my suburb within a single electorate to ensure fair and effective representation. The closest neighbours are the other northern Wellington suburbs, so should be grouped together into Kenepuru electorate.
N46002 Mx Trace Lopardo Objection Boundary

Mx Trace Lopardo

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mx Trace Lopardo

Kia ora,

I am writing to object to the Newlands suburb of Wellington being moved into the Hutt South electorate region. I am a long time resident of Newlands, and the area is much more connected to Wellington City & Porirua than anywhere in the Hutt. Having representation for an area (Newlands) that is within Wellington City Council boundaries, that also has to pass through Wellington or Porirua to reach the Hutt area, does not make sense for the residents of this area.

Newlands is within Wellington City Council's area, and has a much different view and culture than the Hutt, with representation and objectives being very different to the culture of the Lower Hutt & Lower Wainuiomata regions. Newlands is full of people who live and work in Wellington City , Porirua, and the surrounding suburbs. I strongly urge the commission to reconsider this change.

The area that is being proposed to be moved into the Hutt South electorate requires residents to commute through two other proposed electorates (Kenepuru, Wellington Central) to reach the area with the majority of the population (Lower Hutt), and likely the future MP's electorate office. This is an unfair electorate boundary that doesn't consider the geography and topography of the region.

The boundary layout does not consider the large hills between Hutt South and the Northern suburbs of Wellington, and I do not believe it is fair representation for the residents in this area. I advise the committee to consult and reconsider this proposed change. Thank you.

Suggested solution

I suggest that Newlands (and the surrounding "Northern Suburbs" of Wellington) be included in the new Kenepuru electorate, or added to Wellington Central. Either of these options makes much more sense considering the topography of the area, the local culture, and the region that they sit in.
N46003 Samantha Godfrey Objection Boundary

Samantha Godfrey

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Samantha Godfrey

I live in Newlands and it’s being proposed that Newlands is to be a part of the Hutt South electorate. The Hutt South area doesn’t represent my community or area that I enjoy and use in my day to day life. I don’t think a councillor for the Hutt south area is going to be able to effectively represent my community.

Suggested solution

Keep as is. Or include Newlands in the new Kenepuru electorate.
N46004 Lorena Brunsell Objection Boundary, name

Lorena Brunsell

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection relates to a name change

Lorena Brunsell

Based on these proposed changes my address would be in the Hutt South electorate which doesn't sit well with me geographically as we are Black Rock Road, Newlands and decisions in the Hutt don't affect us and decisions wont include us until we get the Grenada to Petone road in place. I understand the reasoning to move boundaries so each electorate has roughly the same numbers in each but all of Northern Suburbs which includes all of Newlands should be in the Kenepuru electorate, altogether. As things that happen in the Northern Suburbs/Kenepuru electorate affect us rather than things that happen in the Hutt.

Suggested solution

All of the Northern Suburbs, north of Ngauranga Gorge should be in the Kenepuru electorate including all of Newlands.
The current electorate name of Hutt South would not represent Hutt South if Northern Suburbs are included in the boundary.
N46005 Alisha de Kinderen Objection Boundary

Alisha de Kinderen

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Alisha de Kinderen

The new lower hutt proposal includes parts of Newlands as its electorate. I object that newlands should be considered as a part of the hutt. Currently, newland and hutt are in two different councils and are separated by two different highways. The current road network doesn't connect each place and they face different issues. The gorge acts as a barrier and disconnects this area from the hutt. It has stronger identity with Johnsonville. It makes little sense to have two areas under two different councils considered to be represented by 1 electorate.

Suggested solution

The solution would to keep newlands with Johnsonville and retain them as a part of the same electorate, likely falling under Wellington Central. It makes more sense as the location is more connected to Wellington and is often used as main connection into town.
N46006 Miss Sophie Rimmer Objection Boundary

Miss Sophie Rimmer

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Miss Sophie Rimmer

I believe that Newlands should not be a part of Hutt South as they are a part of the Wellington City Council not the Hutt City Council.

Suggested solution

My suggestion is that the boundary of Kenepuru should be extended to include all of Newlands and Woodridge. Otherwise my suggestion would be to keep Ohariu or create a different electorate for Churton Park/Woodridge/Johnsonville/Paparangi/Newlands Area.
N46007 Melissa Edwards Objection Boundary

Melissa Edwards

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Melissa Edwards

Half of Newlands is moving to Hutt South, but Newlands is not close to the rest of that electorate, and can only access it bu travelling down the motorway. Newlands should remain together as one electorate with the remainder of the suburb.
N46008 Jackson Hansen Cane Objection Boundary

Jackson Hansen Cane

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Jackson Hansen Cane

I live in newlands and dont think I should be represeted with the Hutt South area. I go to either the wellington or kenepuru hospatal and either the wellington or kenepuru dumps. I know thats more of a council thing but its how I feel I define my identity.

Suggested solution

I think that newlands should be either wellington central or kenepuru
N46009 Michiel Pienaar Objection Boundary

Michiel Pienaar

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Michiel Pienaar

I strongly oppose the inclusion of Woodridge and parts of Newlands (formerly in the Ohariu electorate) into the Hutt South electorate. This feels like a very inorganic change that will split this community in half and leave the parts moving into Hutt South as an effective exclave without direct connectivity to the vast majority of their new electorate.

My specific concerns around this are:

- If electorate offices are located in Lower Hutt (as they are currently) it will be very difficult for those in Newlands and Johnsonville to travel to the electorate office, as this would require either driving quite far (essentially further than engaging with electorate MPs in neighbouring electorates) or if using public transport going quite far on multiple busses. Similarly, the geographical isolation will almost certainly diminish the involvement of electorate MPs for Hutt South in Newlands and Woodridge.

- The arbitrary split of the Ohariu electorate down Newlands Road splits a relatively cohesive community in what feels like bizarre ways. I suspect Woodridge and much Newlands will be poorly represented by their local MPs as those in the Hutt South electorate will be geographically isolated from their electorate, and those in Keneperu will be less numerous than the more cohesive movement of other suburbs (e.g. Johnsonville, Churton Park) which will remain together.

- Most people in Newlands and Woodridge rely on Johnsonville for their day-to-day necessities and services. Being able to influence representation of this area is critical to good representation of the needs of the community - particular since Johnsonville is going from being the most significant urban hub of its electorate (Ohariu) to being the least significant urban hub of its new electorate (Keneperu). Moving parts its immediate surrounds (Newlands, Woodridge) to a different electorate diminishes the voice of the Newlands-Johnsonville area while also leaving those parts shifted to Hutt South as part of an electorate they have no hope of building close ties to, due to geographical isolation.

Suggested solution

Newlands and Woodridge should shift into the Keneperu electorate. This would keep the Newlands-Johnsonville area together and avoid leaving Woodridge and parts of Newlands isolated.

In turn, parts of the north eastern extent of the proposed Keneperu electorate into the Kapiti electorate, as the overall impact on these communities would be much less and wouldn't leave them entirely isolated.

With regards to the Horokiwi area being moved from Ohariu to Hutt South, it seems reasonable to still move them to Hutt South. But this is something that I don't have special insight on, which I suspect is indicative that they have been isolated from their electorate (Ohariu).
N46010 Kosal Kong Objection Boundary

Kosal Kong

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Kosal Kong

I object to the inclusion of part of Newlands and all of Woodridge in the Hutt South electorate. I do not consider that this reflects current community links and would lead to issues relating to residents of PARTS of Newlands and Woodridge having to be prioritised against issues relating to the Hutt Valley, and given that would be such a small part of the electorate that we would be crowded out. It also seems ridiculous that my local schools would no longer actually be in my electorate. This also does not reflect city council boundaries, which adds further complications for folks in this suburb. Our commuting lines all go into the city VIA Johnsonville.

Suggested solution

All of Newlands and Woodridge should be in the same electorate as Johnsonville. This reflects the close community relationships between these suburbs. As a resident of Newlands, I shop, use community facilities and send my kid to school in the Northern Suburbs of Wellington, NOT the Hutt. I want to be represented by the same person as other people who live in the same suburb as me, who is concerned with issues that arise in my community.
N46011 Amy Taylor Objection Boundary

Amy Taylor

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Amy Taylor

It makes no sense for Newlands to move into the Hutt South electorate. We would have to vote for MPs that campaign on fixing things for the Hutt which has nothing to do with Newlands! Issues such as the pedestrian walkway from Petone - Ngauranga and the melling intersection has no effect on my life. Newlands being a small community means we will be being shafted by Hutt MPs trying to get people to vote for them by supporting new initiatives for the Hutt! Newlands is part of the northern suburbs, we are part of Wellington City Council.

Suggested solution

We should remain in whatever electorate Johnsonville is in, there is only a small hill in between us.
N46012 Ms Rissa Ota Objection Boundary

Ms Rissa Ota

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Ms Rissa Ota

I saw that Newlands and Woodbridge are planned to be part of Lower Hutt electorate.

Considering that Newlands and Woodbridge are part of Wellington city, I'll strongly advocate to be part of a Wellington electorate rather than Lower Hutt city.

Suggested solution

Considering that Newlands and Woodbridge are part of Wellington city, I'll strongly advocate to be part of a Wellington electorate.
N46013 Ryan Krebs Objection Boundary

Ryan Krebs

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Ryan Krebs

Objection to moving half of Newlands into Hutt south. It's an area isolated from the Hutt and any elected official for this electorate wouldn't represent this area well

Suggested solution

Keep Newlands as 1 area and move into either Wellington central or the new kenepuru electorate
N46014 Mr Daniel Roberts Objection Boundary

Mr Daniel Roberts

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Mr Daniel Roberts

The designation of Newlands and Woodridge into hutt south. The two are completely disconnected physically from the natural partition of the Hutt and the northern suburbs of Wellington at Ngauranga gorge. Hutt MP’s will never represent the people of newlands, and the people of newlands are more far more connected physically with keneperu and johnsonville. It’s madness to pull them apart due to population. All future growth in Wellington will come in via the keneperu electorate over the next 15 years. growth in the area would suggest if anything that

Suggested solution

Put newlands and Woodridge (and future Grenada Village) into the keneperu electorate.
N46015 Sam Tiller Objection Boundary

Sam Tiller

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Sam Tiller

The proposed deletion of Ohariu is totally destructive to this vibrant community. Newlands, Johnsonville, Paparangi, Woodridge and Grenada Village are one community. These proposals not only split Newlands in half (one half in Hutt South; the other half in Kenepuru). There is not even a converting road between Newlands and Hutt South!!!

Suggested solution

Keep all of Newlands and Woodbridge together with Johnsonville, Paparangi, Woodridge and Grenada Village , as one community with one MP to represent them.
N46016 Damien Kitto Objection Boundary

Damien Kitto

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Damien Kitto

I am objecting to the suburbs of Newlands, Woodridge & Horokiwi being moved from the Ohariu electorate into Hutt South.

I am a resident on Kenmore Street in Newlands. The proposed changes essentially split our suburb into 2 different electorates.
For example any house to the west of the New World at the end of my street would be in a different electorate to me.

It seems strange to include these 3 suburbs in Hutt South given that the demographics in Newlands are vastly different to many of the residents in Lower Hutt.

Many of the amenities/infrastructure we use in Newlands are located in Johnsonville not Lower Hutt.

I doubt that the MP for Hutt South would ever venture into our half of Newlands. We would be such a small proportion of the votes they need.
An MP in Hutt South is unlikely to provide much support for Newlands residents.
The issues Hutt South MPs are campaigning on are unlikely to relate / affect us in Newlands. Central government decision making for our suburb of Newlands is more likely to be mooted or supported by the new Kenepuru MP rather than the Hutt South MP.

Currently we have a great presence in Newlands from the current Ohariu member, and I would presume this would stay the same if the whole suburb was part of the new Kenepuru electorate.

I feel that the new MP for Kenepuru is more likely to be representative of Newlands, however us on the Kenmore St side of Newlands wouldn't have the ability to elect this Kenepuru MP.

Suggested solution

Newlands, Woodridge & Horokiwi should be included in the new Kenepuru Electorate.

If changes are still required to Hutt South to meet population quotas it would make more sense to capture the central Hutt suburbs such as Naenae, Taita.
N46017 Shelly Rook Objection Boundary

Shelly Rook

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Shelly Rook

I absolutely object to Newlands being placed in the Hutt south electorate.
As a resident of Newlands and worker in Johnsonville we have a very tightknit community and many of our community groups and teams are joined.
It makes no sense to split the two, as a newlands resident I have never been assocaited with any hutt community groups.


Suggested solution

Newlands and Johnsonville should be kept in the same electorate along with Tawa to best serve our area.
N46018 Tania Woolf-Ben-Avraham Objection Boundary

Tania Woolf-Ben-Avraham

Objection

Hutt South
This objection relates to a boundary change
This objection does not relate to a name change

Tania Woolf-Ben-Avraham

I object to Newlands, Wellington being placed in the Hutt South electorate (currently it is in Ohariu). This is because Newlands has no social connection with, nor easy transport connections to, Hutt South, being geographically and socially more connected to Johnsonville. There is no social connection with Hutt South at all that I am aware of. There is no direct road from Johnsonville to the Hutt, requiring a trip south to Ngauranga Gorge then north on the motorway to get there, or a longer route via Porirua and the Haywards. Putting Newlands in Hutt South would cut the suburb off from easy representation and makes no sense regarding community interests which lie with the Johnsonville and surrounding area. Ohariu as an electorate always had good connection with its Parliamentary representative, if it must change it makes no sense to carve Newlands off and insert it in an area with which Newlands has no social connection and no direct and straightforward roading connection and no direct public transport connection (public transport travel there requiring changes of bus/train making it a complicated and expensive and time consuming undertaking).

Suggested solution

The proposed new boundary of Hutt South should not include Newlands, which should remain in the same electorate as Johnsonville, the suburb with which it is closely connected and that has many of the services residents of Newlands use and with whom it has shared local interests.
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