Group 4 Wellington/Horowhenua/Rangitikei Region

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1 Group 4 Wellington/Horowhenua/Rangitikei Region Within Group 4, all electorates together have a total average almost exactly on quota. Wellington Central was above the allowable tolerance. The Commission has shifted from Wadestown into the Ōhariu electorate. Population was then moved from Ōhariu at Korokoro, Maungaraki and Normandale into Hutt South and Rimutaka enabling the entire Hutt Valley to comprise of two electorates. The Commission shifted around Shannon in the Ōtaki electorate into the Rangitῑkei electorate whose is below tolerance and projected to decline. The Commission has proposed no changes to Palmerston North, Mana and Rongotai. Proposed changes to electorate s in the Wellington/Horowhenua/Rangitikei region are shown on the two maps overleaf. 55

2 Maps of Proposed Population Changes Wellington/Horowhenua/Rangitikei Region 56

3 RANGITĪKEI Districts N38 Rangitῑkei 58,720-1, % -3% -5% The Rangitῑkei electorate comprises the communities of Taumarunui, Owhango and National Park in the north, Ohakune, Waiouru and Taihape in the centre and Marton, Bulls, Shannon and Feilding in the south. Rangitῑkei is under tolerance and requires significant additional. To meet quota and projected decline relative to quota for the life of the electorate, of 2,400 at Shannon has been moved into the electorate from Ōtaki. 57

4 PALMERSTON NORTH Districts N40 Palmerston North 59, % -1% -2% The Palmerston North electorate comprises Palmerston North City, including the suburbs of Cloverlea, Milson and Kelvin Grove. The Commission proposes retaining the existing boundaries. The electorate is within the permitted quota and is projected to remain so. 58

5 ŌTAKI Districts N41 Ōtaki 57,466-2, % -5% -7% The Ōtaki electorate is located on the southwest coast of the North Island and comprises the communities of Paraparaumu, Waikanae, Ōtaki, Levin, Foxton, Foxton Beach and Kapiti Island. Ōtaki is slightly above quota and projected to decline modestly against quota. Population around Shannon has been moved to the Rangitῑkei electorate as it is in need of. 59

6 MANA Districts N43 Mana 60,755 1, % 1% -1% The Mana electorate is based on the communities of Porirua City, Whitby, Plimmerton and Pukerua Bay and the Kapiti Coast settlements of Paekakariki and Raumati. The Commission proposes retaining the existing boundaries. The electorate is within the permitted quota and is projected to remain so. 60

7 RIMUTAKA Districts N44 Rimutaka 62,351 2, % 4% 2% The Rimutaka electorate is based on Upper Hutt City and extends south to include Stokes Valley, Taita, Kelson, Belmont, Normandale, and part of Avalon. Collectively the two Hutt Valley electorates of Rimutaka and Hutt South are under quota and are declining relative to quota. They are topographically constrained by the mountains to the north, west and east. The boundaries have been set so that the complete Hutt Valley comprises two electorates. Population of 3,500 around Normandale has been added to Rimutaka from Ōhariu. 61

8 ŌHARIU Districts N45 Ōhariu 57,550-2, % -4% -4% The Ōhariu electorate consists of the communities of Tawa (excluding Linden), Johnsonville, Newlands, Ngaio, Crofton Downs, Khandallah and Wadestown. The existing Ōhariu electorate is 3.1% above quota and projected to be stable. Population of 4,000 at Wadestown has been added from over-quota Wellington Central. Population of 8,200 has been lost to Hutt South and Rimutaka from the Western Hutt Hills areas of Korokoro, Maungaraki and Normandale. 62

9 HUTT SOUTH Districts N46 Hutt South 62,006 2, % 2% 0% The Hutt South electorate comprises much of the lower Hutt Valley, Petone, Wainuiomata and Eastbourne, including Boulcott and the southern portion of Naenae. It includes Korokoro and Maungaraki on the Western Hutt hills. Collectively the two Hutt Valley electorates of Hutt South and Rimutaka are under quota and are declining relative to quota. They are topographically constrained by the mountains to the north, west and east. The boundaries have been set so that the complete Hutt Valley comprises two electorates. Population of 4,700 at Korokoro and Maungaraki has been added to Hutt South from Ōhariu. 63

10 WELLINGTON CENTRAL Districts N47 Wellington Central 60, % 2% 2% The Wellington Central electorate comprises the central and inner suburbs of Wellington City, together with Karori. This electorate also includes Brooklyn and Mount Cook. Wellington Central is over the quota tolerance and projected to rise slightly. Population of 4,000 at Wadestown has been moved from Wellington Central into Ōhariu. 64

11 RONGOTAI Districts N48 Rongotai 59, % 0% -1% The Rongotai electorate comprises the communities of Newtown, Island Bay, Lyall Bay, Haitaitai, Kilbirnie and the Miramar Peninsula. The electorate also includes Chatham Island and Pitt Island. The Commission proposes retaining the existing boundaries. The electorate is within the permitted quota and is projected to remain so. 65