EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Where possible, the Representation Commission has • As a result of the public consultation process, a maintained existing electorate boundaries for the next small area around Maungarei/Mount two general elections. 36 electorates are unchanged. moves into Panmure-Ōtāhuhu to maintain links with Panmure The main areas of change are in , Waikato, , Otago and Southland. 7% of the • Takanini is created by drawing population from population will be in a different electorate at the 2020 Manurewa, the former Hunua electorate, and election. Papakura and includes Wattle Downs and Takanini

There is one new electorate in . • Population fromWaikato is added to Hunua which The proposed name was Flat Bush. The final name is renamed Port Waikato. Adjustments have also following public consultation isTakanini . been made to the boundaries of Waikato with Coromandel, Hamilton West and Taupō The boundaries of 30 General and 5 Māori electorates have been adjusted to some degree. • There have also been adjustments to the boundaries of Whangārei and Bay of Plenty. Most of the boundary changes were signalled in the proposed electorates report published in November There are no boundary changes for 31 electorates 2019. including all of the electorates in the southern half of the and the following electorates in the Thoughtful and useful submissions were made by the Auckland urban area: Auckland Central, Botany, East public resulting in some adjustments to the proposed Coast Bays, Epsom, Kelston, Māngere, Mt Albert, boundaries and a number of name changes. North Shore, Northcote, Pakuranga, Tāmaki and Te North Island General electorates Atatū. The number of General electorates in the Auckland General electorates region has increased from 24 to 25. Changes include: The number of South Island electorates is fixed at 16. • Rodney is redrawn to include Dairy Flat and Changes include: Coatesville, and renamed Whangaparāoa • Brightwater is moved from Nelson to West Coast- • is extended into , Northland Tasman Whangaparāoa and Upper Harbour, and loses • A redraw of the fastest growing electorate, the Waitakere Ranges to New Lynn. The redrawn Selwyn, which loses the Banks Peninsula Helensville electorate is renamed Kaipara ki area to Banks Peninsula (formerly Port Hills). Mahurangi following public consultation Adjustments are also made to Ilam, Wigram, • To move population southwards to create the Banks Peninsula, and Rangitata new electorate consequential changes have been • Waitaki loses the Alexandra and Clyde area to made to Mt Roskill, Maungakiekie, Manukau Southland (formerly Clutha-Southland) East and Manurewa • The Otago Peninsula is moved from • Following public consultation, the redrawn South to Dunedin North, and South Otago is electorate is renamed Panmure- added to from Clutha-Southland. Ōtāhuhu

Boundary Review 2020 As a result of these boundary changes these Name changes electorates are renamed Taieri, Dunedin and 11 electorates have new or amended names, including Southland the new electorate in South Auckland, to better reflect • It was proposed Winton and The Catlins be added the geographic areas and communities they cover: to the Invercargill electorate. Public submissions have resulted in both Winton and The Catlins • Whangarei becomes Whangārei staying in the renamed Southland electorate with • Helensville becomes Invercargill expanding into western Southland, • Rodney becomes Whangaparāoa including Tuatapere. • Manukau East becomes Panmure-Ōtāhuhu No changes have been made to , Kaikōura and Waimakariri. • Flat Bush, the proposed name for the new electorate, becomes Takanini

Māori electorates • Hunua becomes Port Waikato

The number of Māori electorates remains at 7. • Rimutaka becomes Remutaka Boundary changes have been made that affect 5 • Port Hills becomes Banks Peninsula electorates: • Dunedin North becomes Dunedin • Tāmaki Makaurau has gained an area around Te Atatū South from and an area to • Dunedin South becomes Taieri the east of Manurewa and Waiheke Island from • Clutha-Southland becomes Southland Hauraki-Waikato The final electorates can be viewed through interactive • A minor adjustment between Ikaroa-Rāwhiti and mapping at www.vote.nz. Electorate maps are also Te Tai Tonga has been made in Naenae. included in this report. No boundary changes have been made to Te Tai Hauāuru and Waiariki.

Boundary Review 2020