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[email protected] gitata electorate boundary PHOTO SUPPLIED Fire investigators are still un- pushed out to the Rakaia sure of the cause of a blaze River, restoring Mid Canter- the quota by 11.1 percent. that severely damaged a well- bury to one electorate. “With large growth in known home on the eastern Such a scenario would neighbouring Selwyn and coast on Monday morning. please many living in the Waitaki electorates, it’s likely The house, which sits over- Lauriston, Rakaia and Dorie that we will see some change looking the ocean in Upper areas, who were dismayed to the Rangitata electorate Hakatere, was left a smoulder- in 2014 when the Selwyn boundaries,” Falloon said. ing shell on Monday morning electorate boundary shifted When the 2014 Rep- following the fire which began south and claimed them as resentation Commission on the top floor of the two- constituents. released its finalised bound- storey home. Among those keen to see aries for the next two elec- Fire risk management of- a return to how things used tions, the areas of Highbank, ficer Bevan Findlay said he to be is MP for Rangitata An- Cairnbrae , Springfield, Lyn- returned to the scene yester- drew Falloon. dhurst, Urrall, Lauriston, day with an insurance inves- “As a born and bred Mid Mitcham, Barrhill, Seafield, tigator, but was still unable to Cantabrian, I’d relish the op- Pendarves and Rakaia all determine an exact cause. portunity to serve commu- joined the Rakaia and Chert- “There is nothing concrete, nities like Rakaia, Chertsey, sey townships as part of the we know we started in this Lauriston, Dorie and Pen- Selwyn electorate. area, but this is where the wall darves,” Falloon said yester- “For the last two years and floor has burnt away so, day. my office has operated a in terms of getting a definitive “I’ll be making clear to the no-wrong-door approach answer, we haven’t been able Representation Commission to people in the Ashbur- to do it,” he said. the logic in having all of the ton District who live in the Findlay said they were un- Ashburton District in one Selwyn electorate, and I’ve able to confirm if the fire was electorate.” worked closely with Amy suspicious or not, and that Now that the 2018 Census Adams (MP for Selwyn) to without a definitive cause population data has been ensure it’s been seamless,” they could not rule it out. released, New Zealand’s Falloon said. A Hakatere resident who Representation Commission Rakaia Community Asso- spoke to the Guardian at the can review the electorate ciation chairman Neil Pluck scene said that the home has boundaries in time for the said he would welcome been vacant for a while, how- General Election next year. Rakaia coming back into the ever significant refurbish- Statistics New Zealand Rangitata electorate. ments had been made earlier said yesterday the number “We do feel a lot more this year and that the building of electorates will increase comfortable when you are had recently been on the mar- from 71 to 72, although the talking to a person who is a ket. number of general elector- lot more local,” Pluck said Findlay advised anyone ates in the South Island is with regard to communicat- who was intending on leaving held constant by law and will ing on issues with MPs. properties vacant for some remain the same, at 16. However, it had not been time to turn off all power to Census data shows there a problem over the last five the property, or to turn off has been huge growth in the Sel- which has remained within its al- However, the Selwyn electorate years being in the Selwyn elector- things like hot water cylin- wyn District from 2013 to 2018, of lowed quota of variance, calculat- is above the quota by the largest ate. ders. 35.8 per cent, compared to 7.7 per ed from the South Island average percentage in the South Island, of “It was handy in a way because “It is not only going to save cent in the Ashburton District. population to ensure each elec- 16.5 per cent. This is followed by you could work with two MPs you money but it is going to Most of the Ashburton District torate has about the same num- the electorate to the south of Ran- (from both Rangitata and Sel- remove a lot of risk as well,” is part of the Rangitata electorate, ber of people. gitata of Waitaki, which exceeds wyn),” he said. he said. IMMEDIATE 70” BE 2019 RUGBY READY DELIVERY 70” ALWAYS WANTED 50” UHD TV 55” OLED TV 65” 4K OLED TV 65” QLED TV ALWAYS WANTED A REALLY BIG TV? Receive a BONUS A REALLY BIG TV? soundbar SELL OUT DEAL WEEKLY FROM $8.66 WEEKLY FROM $21.88 WEEKLY FROM $33.04 WEEKLY FROM $31.70 SELL OUT DEAL $1599 $3277 $5595 $4795 $ Experience Spectacular OLED Television $ Upgrade to a smart TV! Treat yourself to endless access Tuned in collaboration with filmmakers in Hollywood, this 4K Pro HDR The ultimate in television technology, OLED cannot be matched; accept no imitations. 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The 7.7 per cent increase from Mid Canterbury Newcomers 2013 to 2018 compares to 10.8 per Network co-ordinator Adi Avnit cent nationally as New Zealand’s said it was good to see people population climbs towards 5 mil- from around New Zealand and lion and a 13.4 per cent increase overseas choosing Mid Canter- for the district between 2006 and bury as their home, although the 2013. growth in the district had been Mid Canterbury’s growth is slightly less than forecast by stat- dwarfed by neighbouring Selwyn isticians in 2013. District, which has increased by He and wife Eti, a doctor, are 35.8 per cent following a 32.5 per themselves new immigrants, hav- cent increase between 2006 and ing arrived here from Israel in 2013.