Call for a vote

The Local Government Commission have seen fit to proceed with a Final Proposal for the amalgamation of the three Wairarapa district councils into a single Wairarapa District Council.

There are two options:

Do nothing and the proposal will proceed

Petition for a poll to determine if the proposal for amalgamation will proceed

Wairarapa Voice Incorporated is pursuing option 2, petition the LGC for a poll to decide if the proposal will proceed. We have been checking out the process and the legal requirements of how to comply with the rules. Wairarapa Voice will be gathering signatures throughout the Wairarapa.

Why would you sign the petition? If you are opposed to the proposed amalgamation then it’s necessary to sign to force a poll. If you are ambivalent or pro-amalgamation you would sign the petition to ensure that this major change has been effected in a proper democratic manner and not simply on the basis of a telephone poll and in spite of the overwhelming number of submissions opposing the proposed amalgamation.
Sue Sullivan at Kitcheners is the South Wairarapa Petition Organiser. You can call into Kitcheners and sign the petition anytime from 3am to 1.30pm on weekdays or 5am to 12 noon on Saturdays.

For more information, go to the Facebook page “Sign the Petition for a Wairarapa Poll” which will have information on the petition and where you can sign or let us know how we can contact you, or go to the Wairarapa Voice website www.wairarapavoice.nz.

Contact: Pam Colenso on 306 9503 or 0274 414 892or pmcolenso@xtra.co.nz