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Stuart Laing

The transfer of parts of the suburb of Redwood from the Christchurch Central electorate to the Christchurch East Electorate.

Talking with residents in the affected area, they say that their focus is more on the Christchurch Central Electorate than it is on the Christchurch East Electorate.
Their City Council Ward is based in Papnui
Their City Council Service Centre, Library and Recreation Centre are all in Papnui within the Christchurch Central Electorate.
Their children attend Papanui High, Marion College, St Bedes and St Joseph's.
They shop at Northlands, Northlink, Papanui Main Street Shops and the new supermarket on the Main North Road.
If they need to venture further afield, they travel down the Papanui Road to the City Centre.
Their focus is the centre and not to the east.

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Mrs Kylie Jay

Living in spreydon most issues that arise or have an influence on our place of residence fall in line with the happenings of the wigram electorate. This arising in central christchurch vary greatly to the needs of the spredyon community.

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Mr Callum Ward

I object to Spreydon being removed from the Wigram electorate, on the grounds that it has long, historic ties to the Wigram seat, and constitutes a natural community with other areas of the Wigram electorate such as Hoon Hay

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Stephen Judd

I am a resident within the current Wigram boundary. I live on [street name] which would become part of Christchurch Central under the proposed boundary.

I object to the proposed boundary because in my neighbourhood we have no community of interest with Christchurch Central. Our natural centre of activity is around Barrington Mall/Park/Library. From my point of view Christchurch Central is "the city" and the immediate ring of suburbs around it, with which we have little in common. I would expect worse representation when we are a small "island" isolated from the inner city suburbs and not socially connected to them.

Objection

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Levaun Matetaka

Objection To Proposed Boundary Change For Wigram Electorate

I am a resident of Spreydon and would like to formally oppose the proposed Wigram boundary by dividing Spreydon at Lyttleton and Barrington Streets and removing the eastern portion of Spreydon and Addington from this electorate.
Since moving into the area in 2023, I have observed how Addington, Spreydon, Hoon Hay and Hillmorton function as one united community. The social housing complex I live in on [street name] backs onto the grounds of Addington Primary even though the community of Addington is on the other side of Brougham Street, with the Spreydon Primary school being located in Hoon Hay though it is connected to Hillmorton High School. Families from all four communities utilise the shopping centre at Barrington Mall as well as within the Addington village, the sports facilities at Spreydon Domain, and public services available at Whareora Community House (Barrington) and Hoon Hay Community Centre.
The proposed boundary changes would disrupt the school community and sever local ties between Addington, Spreydon, Hoon Hay and Hillmorton of being natural, practical, social, and longstanding. Families from all four suburbs attend Hillmorton High School and Christchurch South Intermediate School, participate in shared sports teams, shop at Barrington Mall, and use community facilities like the Spreydon Domain and Hoon Hay Community Centre. Public transport, schooling catchments, and healthcare services overlap seamlessly across these areas. To run the boundary down Neville Street between Barrington Street and Lyttleton Street does not align with local realities. It splits a united urban community and disregards the organic way in which people live, interact, and relate to their surroundings. Any boundary that separates and divides the Spreydon community ignores the everyday experience of residents and cuts across genuine communities of interests, weakening our community representation and engagement. Keeping all of Spreydon, which extends naturally to Selwyn Street, and retaining Addington within the Wigram electorate ensures continuity for residents and community groups, allowing us to work with one MP who understands our shared local context and can advocate effectively for the area as a whole.

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Rowley Community Centre

I am the Manager – Tumuaki of Rowley Community Centre in Hoon Hay. The Rowley Community Centre has been in the Rowley Avenue - Hoon Hay community for over 30 years. We operate as a community-based Centre that focuses on enabling growth through the provision of services, facilities, courses and groups for the improvement of lives in the community. We provide a range of services from supporting families through the use of a community worker to assist with resourcing and support, through to the free use of phones, computers and internet access, photocopiers and scanners. We are a drop-in Centre where people can just come in and read the paper, have a chat and grab themselves a cup of tea or coffee and meet others. We have a group of volunteers who support us in a range of ways, from the work in the garden or kitchen through to the volunteer tutors. We have a range of courses available and provide cheap vegetables through the Vege Co-op that is a volunteer community initiative established throughout Christchurch. We have a meeting room, a community shed and stone carving area.
We host a monthly network meeting that brings together community workers and organisations from the local area of Spreydon and Hoon Hay. For example, Project Esther Trust regularly attend these meetings.
People who use our centre come from around the Rowley/Hoon Hay, Hillmorton and Spreydon areas. This is because our suburbs are interconnected and have much in common. A number of our regular users live in parts of Spreydon that the commission is proposing be moved into Christchurch Central.
We are objecting to the proposed boundary as the new boundaries divide our communities and make no sense locally. In local understandings Spreydon extends out to at least Selwyn St (if not Strickland) along the eastern boundary. So, not only is Spreydon being split in half but half of Spreydon is being disconnected from its neighbours of Hoon Hay, Rowley and Hillmorton. This is not giving due regard to the community of interest that has long existed in Spreydon or with the neighbouring suburbs of Hoon Hay and Hillmorton.
Barrington Mall and the associated facilities around there (GP, library etc) are as much the village centre of the people of Hoon Hay and Rowley as they are for Spreydon. This is also a major transport hub for our local people with 5 bus routes passing through Barrington.
The proposed boundaries also ignore the local school zones of West Spreydon and Hillmorton. Our local schools are integral to our communities and having a dividing line through these communities would also be detrimental to our ability to advocate with our local MP.

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Duane Major

Kia Ora, My name is Duane Major, I am a local in the Wigram electorate. I have lived in what I have come to call the West Spreydon neighbourhood continuously since the late 90’s, initially on Lyttelton St, then Barrington St, back to Lyttelton St, and now on [street name]. We have raised our 4 kids here. I have been part of the church on the corner of Lyttelton and Cobham Sts since the late 70’s (when I was a kid) and on staff since the late 90’s and served in a number of roles and currently the Senior Pastor at what we know call South West Baptist Church (it was Spreydon Baptist Church Till the quakes). I have previously served as the Chair of the Board of Trustees at both West Spreydon School and Hillmorton High School with a combined tenure of around 20 years.

With population changes, developments, and housing density rule changes in our broader area it is understandable that changes are necessary to the electorate. It is also understandable that due to general connectivity and mobility of humans there will be no line drawn that can satisfy everyone. That said, I notice that the electorate line now goes down Lyttelton St, so participating in the process hopefully helpfully, I am submitting in objection to the proposed boundary changes to the Wigram electorate because they do not give due consideration to a strong community of interest. The proposed boundary changes split Spreydon in two and cut it off from Hoon Hay, Hillmorton and Addington where there are strong and long-standing relationships.

Its particularly difficult for the neighbourhood around West Spreydon School, but also the neighbourhoods around that to the east that are rich in common interest and have a strong history of working together organisationally but also interpersonally. Also functionally e.g. supermarkets, libraries, playgrounds, school routes and so on. This was very evident post-quake for example. I am concerned that on relevant issues not sharing the same electorate creates a lack of cohesion and strength and advocacy for the people in the area’s affected. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to break these up, a vibrant set of neighbourhoods who benefit from having a single point of contact with the Wigram Member of Parliament. Over many decades we have developed strong working relationships with the local MP and their involvement and advocacy for a number of our initiatives has been vital. It’s a long history with ongoing healthy benefits, I reckon it might be worth reconsidering who and how it got drawn up.

Anyway, here is some background. While I am connected to schools, churches, and organisations mentioned below, they are illustrative and simply my thoughts, not necessarily theirs, given the timeframe of when this issue came to my attention am not sure if they have considered it, so please bear this in mind.

Our church vision wants to see strong, healthy, vibrant and woven communities. We are a Presence Based Church which has a place-based community model. We have a number of established ‘Neighbourhood Communities’. These are groups of people who live in the same neighbourhood and who are committed to sharing life in their neighbourhood together. They are committed to a people and a place. Our Neighbourhood Communities reflect the people who make them up, the places they are in, and the neighbours they know. Because of this, each community looks different, is frequently changing, and is involved with their local people and place in different ways. The proposed boundary changes would sever these communities and do not reflect what we locally understand about our “place” in this corner of Christchurch. One of the reasons we changed our name post-quake from Spreydon to South West Baptist was to reflect the increasing growth and integration of neighbourhoods as the city grew more South West to places like Wigram, Prebbleton and beyond Halswell Quarry. We have vested people and interests right across the South West of Christchurch and would like to see them remain integrated wherever possible.

On the proposed boundaries our Church site on Lyttelton St would be on the edge of Christchurch Central. It would put us in a sperate electorate from a number of services and facilities we operate and partner with from our base.
There are a number of trusts who work across the communities of Addington, Spreydon, Hoon Hay and Hillmorton that work in with our church and other community groups and schools. They work across these neighbourhoods because there is a common commonality of need and identity. Many of the issues such as access to warm dry housing, intensification of communities, housing intensification increasing the schools’ roles, which has led to increasing pressure on staff and school resources, and quiet spaces for students have been reduced. The cost-of-living crisis has affected many of those in our communities, affecting participation in sport, provision of basic needs, reduced volunteers due to increased pressure on whanau to work.

Some of the Trusts that work across our neighbourhoods that demonstrate our shared community of interest are:
• Cross Over Trust has been working in the communities of Rowley, West, Spreydon and Addington for over 30 years. Its’ mission is Growing resilient children and youth of character. Through The Primary Project (TPP), the Trust operates in the three primary schools of Rowley, West, Spreydon and Addington. TPP aimed to enhance communities by strengthening partnerships between schools and churches, utilizing local resources for shared goals. TPP introduced two key roles: School Community Liaison (SCL) and Liaison Support (formerly Activator). The SCL fosters relationships between schools and the community, while Liaison Support assists in identifying and mobilizing community talent.

• Cobham St Trust provides a affordable, sustainable housing that enables all people to enjoy a fulfilled life as part of their community. Established in 1979, the Trust has a social rental housing village located at 23 Cobham Street, Spreydon Christchurch consisting of 20 one bedroom and 4 two bedroom units for seniors of limited means. It is also about to build another 12 units. This facility would now be on the boundary of Christchurch Central and would be separated from core parts of our community.

• South West Youth Community Trust (SYC) South West Youth Community has been working in our local schools for over 25 years. During this time, it has changed and morphed. As a church, through the Spreydon Youth Community Trust, we partner with local schools to provide youth workers to these schools. Additionally, they run a number of youth programmes for young people in the Addington/Spreydon/Hoon Hay/Hillmorton area.

• Building Blocks Community Trust run Early Learning Centres across Spreydon. Additionally, they link whanau to many other services, such as financial advice, community organisations and support services. In Spreydon we have three centres across three sites: Lyttelton St, Edingburgh St and Cobham St. These centres serve the same communities of Spreydon and Hoon Hay, but 2 of them (Lyttelton St and Edinburgh St) would be in the Wigram electorate and one in Christchurch Central (Cobham St). The Cobham St centre is only 190m from the Lyttelton St centre. This, I believe, is a clear demonstration of how our community of interest is not being given due consideration.

• Project Esther Trust has been operating for over 30 years. They work with women across Spreydon, Hoon Hay and Hillmorton communities. In particular, they work with women who are parenting alone and facing significant hurdles: low incomes; social isolation; inadequate housing conditions; mental health concerns; gender discrimination… to name a few. They also have temporary/emergency accommodation for women who face difficulties and have little support.

Alignment with other boundaries

The commission’s proposed boundary does not align with local school zones. West Spreydon School has a boundary along Barrington Street – the proposed boundary effectively cuts this very small school boundary in half. While Chair of the BOT at this school we oversaw a massive programme of work to connect the school and the local community. As wider community (with the hands-on support of our single local Member of Parliament) we fundraised to restore our local school pool for the whole community (long but cool story). Drawing a boundary through this school zone would be detrimental to our ability to be this effective as a community in the future.

Likewise, the proposed boundary ignores the east side of enrolment zone for our local High School, Hillmorton High School.

The proposed boundary is also out of alignment with the local body boundary in our community. Over many years we have worked as a team with our local councillor, local community board members and our local MP. Having a coherence of representation has allowed us to develop real and meaningful relationships with a single group of representatives rather than having to replicate this across two MPs. Our relationships with all our elected representatives has benefited the communities of Addington, Spreydon, Hoon Hay and Hillmorton.

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Mike Michaels

Community of interest- Selwyn District would be split among 4 seats with these changes.

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Isaac Tabb

Prebbleton is part of the Selwyn district council, but the electore means we are part of the Wigram area which is part of Christchurch City Council, and therefore makes it difficult as the MP would be in Christchurch, but we are situated in Selwyn geographically.

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Mrs Faye Parfitt

Wigram Electorate.
I realise that Prebbleton's population has a high projected population growth rate, but historically it has been a rural district and still has a rural flavour, so therefore identifies more with the Selwyn district lifestyles . Our current MP lives in Prebbleton and has been a solid campaigner for Selwyn, and in return she has many loyal constituents. I don't see many voters from Prebbleton being fervent contributors to the Wigram electorate. People tend to come and make their home in Prebbleton because of its 'out-of-town- but-close-enough' location and politics. So joining an electorate that includes mainly CIty suburbs does not reflect the lifestyle preferences of Prebbleton residents.

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Larissa Mitchell

I object to Prebbleton being included in the wigram electorate when we are under different councils.

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Diane White

I object to Prebbleton being moved into Wigram electorate.We are Selwyn semi rural , to be put into Wigram which is dense housing and industrial is not representing us at all . Like putting Remuera in with Otara . Just for numbers , totally alien . Our voting will not help the industrial area either as will not represent their needs .

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Hufsa Junaid

We are part of selwyn and separate from wigram.

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Mrs Lynette Anderson

Prebbleton moving into Wigram Electorate.
I strongly propose that this move be not made.
Why try and fix something that is not broken leave it alone

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S D [No full name provided]

Wigram Electorate
I object to the Prebbleton Electorate being moved from Selwyn to Wigram.
This is completely non-sensical. If Prebbleton is still to maintain its rates base in Selwyn but be part of the Wigram Electorate, this sets the scene for a complete bureaucratic nightmare especially in terms of Central Government funding (NZTA). This is ludicrous.
Wigram Politicians could care less about the needs of Prebbleton. This has never been a consideration for them and never will. It is likely they will refer all Prebbleton resident concerns to SDC to deal with. Prebbleton residents will be caught in the middle of this bureaucratic bungle and the infrastructure of our town will crumble as a result. We are already subject to less consideration for funds than Lincoln and Rolleston even though we pay higher rates than our counterparts.

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