Talk:New Zealand electorates

message: do you think it would be a colossal pain the A- to arrange this list into current electorates and abolished electorates? Kripto 08:47, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Electorates Current & Abolished

message: There are some points in the article that are inherently biased such as, "Until 1996 the number of Māori electorates was fixed at four, significantly under-representing Māori in Parliament."  Do you agree we should take it down?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmcl404 (talk • contribs) 20:34, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It's also fairly basic maths.122.61.157.138 (talk) 01:39, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality of Article 

message: Hi there, the Electoral Commission has recently revised New Zealand's electorates. According to the 1 News article from 17 April, these are the following changes: 
Name changes
• Whangarei becomes Whangārei
• Helensville becomes Kaipara ki Mahurangi
• Rodney becomes Whangaparāoa
• Manukau East becomes Panmure-Ōtāhuhu
• Flat Bush, the proposed name for the new electorate, becomes Takanini
• Hunua becomes Port Waikato
• Rimutaka becomes Remutaka
• Port Hills becomes Banks Peninsula
• Dunedin North becomes Dunedin
• Dunedin South becomes Taieri
• Clutha-Southland becomes Southland
Main boundary changes – North Island 
- Rodney, (now Whangaparāoa) includes Dairy Flat and Coatesville.
- Helensville, (Kaipara ki Mahurangi), extends into Northland, Whangaparāoa and Upper Harbour – and the Waitakere Ranges now go into New Lynn.
- Changes have been made to Mt Roskill, Maungakiekie, Manukau East and Manurewa for the new Takanini electorate.
- A part of Maungarei/Mount Wellington moves into Panmure-Ōtāhuhu.
- The new electorate of Takanini pulls in voters from Manurewa, Papakura, Wattle Downs and Takanini.
- Whangārei and Bay of Plenty also are adjusted. 
Main boundary changes – South Island 
- The area of Brightwater goes from Nelson to West-Coast Tasman.
- Selwyn loses Banks Peninsula to Port Hills (now named Banks Peninsula), and changes made to Ilam, Wigram, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch East and Rangitata.
- Alexandra and Clyde areas go from Waitaki to Clutha-Southland (now Southland).
- Otago Peninsula moves from Dunedin South (now Taieri) to Dunedin North (now Dunedin).
- South Otago added to Taieri from Southland.
- Invercargill expands into western Southland. 
Māori electorate changes
- Tāmaki Makaurau gets parts of Te Atatū South from Te Tai Tokerau and also takes area east of Manurewa and Waiheke Island from Hauraki-Waikato.
- Small changes between Ikaroa-Rāwhiti and Te Tai Tonga made in Naenae.''
How should we go about incorporating these changes into Wikipedia? This is likely to be a major task. Andykatib 22:10, April 17, 2020 (UTC)
: Done. — Hazzzzzz12 (talk) 00:37, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  2020 update 

message: I have started a draft article to list all the former electorates in a form that is more helpful than the current list. It is substantial though, so I would appreciate any help, no matter how little, in editing it. Once done, we can remove the cumbersome list from the main article and direct readers to the list article. — Hazzzzzz12 (talk) 00:37, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Abolished (former) Electorates