Devonport is a harbourside suburb of Auckland,New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore,at the southern end of the Devonport Peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna,forming the northern side of the WaitematāHarbour. East of Devonport lies North Head,the northern promontory guarding the mouth of the harbour.
The North Shore is part of the large urban area of Auckland,New Zealand,located to the north of the WaitematāHarbour. To the east,has the Hauraki Gulf,to the west,is West Auckland,to the south,has the WaitematāHarbour and Central Auckland,to the north has the Hibiscus Coast. From 1989 until 2010,North Shore City was an independent city within the Auckland Region,until it was incorporated into the Auckland Council.
The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament. It was notable for being the first election to be held under the new mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system,and produced a parliament considerably more diverse than previous elections. Under the new MMP system,65 members were elected in single-member districts by first-past-the-post voting,while a further 55 "top-up" members were allocated from closed lists to achieve a proportional distribution based on each party's share of the nationwide party vote.
Margaret Ann Hartley is a former New Zealand member of parliament,a former mayor of North Shore City,and a member of the Labour Party.
John Wright is a former New Zealand politician. He was a member of parliament from 1996 to 2002,representing the Alliance. Before entering Parliament he owned the Port-a-Loo company.
Ian Murray Revell is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1990 to 1999,representing the National Party. Before entering politics,Revell was a senior detective in the New Zealand Police.
Birkenhead is a suburb of Auckland,in northern New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore of the Waitemata Harbour,four kilometres northwest of the Auckland CBD.
Glenfield is a suburb,part of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area. It is located in the North Shore,north of the Waitemata Harbour,and Auckland is located in New Zealand.
George Sydney Wood is a former mayor of North Shore City and a former Auckland Councillor. He was the only North Shore City mayor to be elected for three terms and later represented North Shore ward on the Auckland Council between 2010 and 2016. He is now the Deputy Chair of the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board.
Northcote is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate,returning one member of parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. Currently,the Member for Northcote is Dan Bidois of the National Party,who won the seat at the 2023 election.
Glenfield was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate for four terms,from 1984 to 1996. It was represented by two members of parliament,first Judy Keall of the Labour Party,and then Peter Hilt of the National Party. Hilt defected to United New Zealand in 1995.
Glenfield Rugby Union and Sports Club Inc. is a sports club based in Glenfield,a suburb of Auckland,New Zealand.
Richard Brian Hills is an Auckland Councillor who was elected at the 2016 Auckland elections. He is Auckland's youngest current councillor,the first openly gay Auckland Councillor and one of two Ngāpuhi iwi members. He has been an advocate for more investment in local youth and secured a youth centre in Glenfield.
The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay,and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula;it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway. This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council,which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board.
Shore Action is a political ticket which contests the boards and council seats in the North Shore Ward of the Auckland Council. They have a strong focus on retention of local assets and investment in the natural environment,along with a focus on local participation in local body politics.
Auckland Future is a centre-right political ticket that ran for local seats under the Auckland Council in 2016. It campaigned on a fiscally conservative platform. It did not stand candidates in the 2019 election.
The 2018 Northcote by-election was a New Zealand by-election that was held in Northcote on 9 June 2018. The seat became vacant on 15 April 2018,following the resignation of then-Member for Northcote Jonathan Coleman,a member of the New Zealand National Party.
Simon Glen Watts is a New Zealand politician. As of 2020 he is an elected Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party.
Devonport-Takapuna is a local government area in Auckland,in New Zealand's Auckland Region,governed by the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board and Auckland Council. It currently aligns with the council's North Shore Ward.
Kaipātiki is a local government area in New Zealand's Auckland Region,governed by the Kaipātiki Local Board and Auckland Council. It currently aligns with the council's North Shore Ward.
