Hunua

Hunua is the name of three seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives, all based at the south end of the Auckland urban area, and all named for the Hunua Ranges.

In an historical sense, the name could refer to an electorate that was contested in 1978 and 1981, before boundary changes forced its abolition ahead of the the 1984 election.

It could also refer to a constuency created due to the change to Mixed Member Proportional voting and the resulting reduction in the number of constituencies. The second historical Hunua electorate contained a selection of dormitory towns in south Auckland, of which Papakura was the largest. The Hunua seat was abolished at the 2002 election.

In a modern sense, the name refers to a constituency which will be fought for the first time at the 2008 election. The new Hunua seat is based around the southern and eastern fringes of the Auckland region, and contains the Franklin District towns of Pukekohe, Waiuku, Bombay, as well as Clevedon, Whitford and Maraetai from eastern Manukau. The resurrected Hunua seat officially replaces the redrawn and renamed seat of Port Waikato, currently held by National's Dr Paul Hutchison.

History

Members of Parliament for Hunua, 1978-1984

Members of Parliament for Hunua, 1996-2002