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Benjamin Johanson

the street we live in connects in a safe straight path to Mt Eden retail and the community offerings in that area. The advantage is that the connecting streets are quite residential so it has meant safe travel for young and old walking and bicycles. This was important as a young person as I had tuition classes for education and music in Mt Eden during my schooling. Also the house is in zone for Epsom Girls Grammar and we have a community of people in the Mt Eden and Epsom area that work together in access to school and shared views.
So we naturally call Mt Eden and Epsom our home, so we consider this is also an important alignment to our view points in how this area develops and its offering to the community. We consider that the political boundaries as they currently are mean that we can vote within our neighbourhood.
the proposed boundary change will disenfranchise us from our natural neighbourhood which take away our voice from the community. The proposed boundary infers we are shopping and within communities which are across busy main roads and without easy access to them there never will be an opportunity for us to easily socialise and shop in the proposed new boundary. These would always be foreign.
The proposed boundary changes make no sense as there is no natural connection. They are actually disruptive for the community that you would break apart.

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Mrs Christine Johanson

the street we live in connects in a safe straight path to Mt Eden retail and the community offerings in that area. The advantage is that the connecting streets are quite residential so it has meant safe travel for young and old walking and bicycles. This was important as a parent as our children had tuition classes for education and music in Mt Eden during. Also the house is in zone for Epsom Girls Grammar and we have a community of people in the Mt Eden and Epsom area that work together in access to school and shared views.
So we naturally call Mt Eden and Epsom our home, so we consider this is also an important alignment to our view points in how this area develops and its offering to the community. We consider that the political boundaries as they currently are mean that we can vote within our neighbourhood.
the proposed boundary change will disenfranchise us from our natural neighbourhood which take away our voice from the community. The proposed boundary infers we are shopping and within communities which are across busy main roads and without easy access to them there never will be an opportunity for us to easily socialise and shop in the proposed new boundary. These would always be foreign.
The proposed boundary changes make no sense as there is no natural connection. They are actually disruptive for the community that you would break apart.

Objection

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Mrs Stella Gibb

Changing of boundary Epsom/Mount Albert

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Ms Desiree Botica

Since purchasing my home and moving into the area in 1999 we have identified stongly with Mt Eden/Epsom - one of the reasons we purchased in this area was because we wanted to be in this electorate. To change this would have a direct impact on us as a family and what we identify with.
We are active members of the Mt Eden / Epsom community and all of our community activities are connected to this community, moving us into the Mt Albert electorate would separate us from our community and place us in a community who we do not identify with or look to for any of our day to day live.
Our original intent for being in this area was to be part of the Epsom Girls Grammar zone which is important to us and it is critical that we are intrinsically linked by school zone and electorate to ensure that these two remain cohesive and connected is essential to us.
It makes no sense at all to move this boundary to Mt Albert and we object wholeheartedly to the move.

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Ms Hannah Easton

Moving the boundary of the Epsom electorate would move us into the Mt Albert electorate which would divide us from our community.
All of our daily life activities revolve around the Mt Eden / Epsom community and moving this boundary makes no sense for us as we do not identify with the Mt Albert community or look to this area for our daily life.
We purchased our first home in the area in 1999 and moved into this area because we wanted to be part of the Mt Eden / Epsom community and we have moved from our original home to another in the area since first joining the community in 1999. Moving the boundary makes no sense to us and it will mean that we are disconnected from the community we chose to join and pushed into an area that we do not have any connection with.
We also moved to the area because we wanted to be part of the Epsom Girls Grammar community and zone, moving us into Mt Albert would be splitting us away from the EGGS zone which also makes no sense as there would no longer be alignment between school zone and electorate. I have been bought up in this area and was born in the electorate, moving me into Mt Albert would have a significant impact on me personally.

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Rongfei Zhu

We are firmly and resolutely against this action. The "Representative Committee" organization intends to assign us to the Mount Albert electoral district in order to ensure that each council member represents approximately the same number of people. This is an unreasonable and irrational act, and we firmly oppose this action.

We have been living in this community for ten years. Safety and reliability are our top priorities, and the community is managed in an orderly manner. I am deeply attached to every plant and tree here, and I have a warm sense of belonging.

Most sincerely,

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Objection

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Abby Tsai

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing to formally express my strong opposition to the proposal to include a portion of the Mt Eden area within the Mt Albert electorate. While I understand the necessity of periodically reviewing and adjusting electorate boundaries, I believe this particular change would have significant and detrimental consequences for our community.

My primary concern relates to the impact on school zones. Many families in the Mt Eden area, including my own, have made long-term decisions and investments based on the existing school zoning. These boundaries are a critical factor in determining where to live, and they play a significant role in shaping the day-to-day lives of families. Altering the electorate boundaries in this manner would not only create considerable uncertainty but also disrupt established arrangements and place unnecessary strain on affected households.

Specifically, the proposed boundary adjustment could:

Force children to change schools;

Negatively affect property values; and

Disrupt long-standing community connections.

These disruptions would impact not only individual families but also the cohesion and stability of the broader community, which relies on consistency in local schooling and representation.

Beyond the issue of school zoning, I am equally concerned about the broader implications for our community's identity and political representation. Mt Eden has a distinct character and set of local priorities that are best served within its current electorate. The proposed change would risk diluting the voices of Mt Eden residents and undermine effective advocacy on the issues that matter most to our community.

I respectfully urge you to reconsider this boundary change and to give full weight to the serious consequences it would have for Mt Eden residents. Preserving the current electorate boundaries is essential for protecting both the interests of our community and the stability of our local schools.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours sincerely,
Abby

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Mr Bryce Marsden

I am writing to strongly object to moving my street and the surrounding neighbourhood for Epsom to Mount Albert.
It makes no sense to reduce Epsom’s size when your report the NZ Electorate Boundary Review, states that the Epsom Electoral population is dropping (3.7% below quota).
Also, I and my family have no connection to Mount Albert. I don’t go there, visit there, and couldn’t tell you who the politicians are in that area. Whereas I visit Mt Eden, Newmarket, and there surrounding suburbs. This is where my day-to-day life is, and my children have attended school in this area. There friends are in the Epsom Mt Eden area.
I understand my Epsom electorate and care about the outcomes that occur within it.
However, I have no interest or understanding of Mount Albert. Is it the aim to disenfranchise and create even more disillusioned in the political landscape. I would have thought your role is to encourage people to participate in the electrical process.
If this change occurred, it is highly likely I won’t even bother to vote again. Several neighbours have also expressed this view.
I also believe this will divide the students attending Epsom Girls Grammar Schools Zone. With education lacking in Aotearoa why would you do that?
A connected community is a strong community. Why would you look to weaken or destroy a community.
So, I would strongly request that the Dominion Rd to Balmoral community remain within the Epsom electorate.

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Rebecca Dodson

Removing [street name] from Epsom when it is very much the heart of Epsom schools and area

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Phillip Hart

Overall I am pleased with the changes to Epsom, however the area in the southwest that would move to Mt Albert should remain in Epsom

• These residents look to Mount Eden, not Mount Albert, for their day-to-day life – shopping, amenities and leisure.
• Residents in the Epsom electorate care deeply about education. This change would split the Epsom Girls’ Grammar School zone – which closely mirrors the electorate boundaries – between Epsom and Mount Albert, dividing this strong community of interest

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Mr Richard Pook

I strongly object to to the rezoning of the area north of Balmoral Rd from Epsom to Mt Albert.
As a resident of Mt Eden and [street name] for many years, my neighbours and I very much identify with Mt Eden for everything we do - shopping, amenities, meeting friends and community life.
The centre of Mt Albert is a significant distance from the Mt Eden community in this area and separated by a number of arterial roads. People in this area simply have no connection whatsoever with Mt Albert
It makes absolutely no sense to break it up in this way. Whatsmore, the catchment areas for the local schools end up being split up as well.

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Mrs Solveig Mahajan

I live on [street name], I am objecting to the change which moves us into the Mount Albert electorate - we have nothing to do with Mount Albert, all our community/school/shopping/amenities are in the Mount Eden/Epsom area. I never even go to Mount Albert

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Steve Thomson

I live in Mount Eden/ Epsom and this is where our life is. I have nothing to do with Mount Albert.
We would like our daughter to be able to attend EGGS if we choose and this is one of the reasons we moved to [street name]. If this boundary was to change it could affect this zone.

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Mr Callum McKain

Objection to the Henley/Grange section of Epsom electorate being moved to Mt Albert.
If this change also means a change to school zones, my property would be devalued. Currently we are in Epsom Girls grammar zone and live on [street name]. We would strongly object to any changes in school zones.

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Lucas Palmer

I want to stay in the Epsom electorate as we are only 300 m from Mt Eden shops,doctors and optometrist, where as Mt Albert is over 5km away and we don’t even go to that part of Auckland

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