Howick Local Board

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Howick Local Board
Te Poari ā-Rohe o Howick
Local board of Howick
Howick local board.svg
Country New Zealand
Region Auckland
Territorial authority Auckland Council
Ward Howick Ward
Legislated2010
Area
[1]
 • Land69.70 km2 (26.91 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024) [2]
 • Total
170,000
Local Board Members
Leadership
Chairperson
Deputy chairperson
Bo Burns,#weknowhowick
Structure
Seats9
Political groups
  •   #weknowhowick / #weknowbotany (4)
  •   Communities and Residents (2)
  •   Practical not political (2)
  •   Independent (1)
Length of term
3 years
Elections
Last election
 2022
Next election
 2025
Meeting place
Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga

Howick Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is overseen by the council's Howick Ward councillors.

Contents

The board's administrative area includes the suburbs Pakuranga, Howick, Flat Bush, and East Tāmaki, [3] and covers much of East Auckland. [4]

The board is governed by nine board members, with three elected from each of the boards three sub-divisions. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.

Geography

The area includes the large communities of Pakuranga and Howick, the newer suburbs of Botany and Flat Bush, and the area of East Tāmaki. [5]

Demographics

Howick Local Board Area covers 69.70 km2 (26.91 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 170,000 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 2,439 people per km2.

2022–2025 term

The board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections in October 2022 are:

MembersAffiliationSubdivisionPosition
Damian Light IndependentBotanyChair
Bo BurnsweknowhowickHowickDeputy chair
Mike TurinskyPractical Not PoliticalBotanyMember
Peter YoungweknowbotanyBotanyMember
John SpillerweknowhowickHowickMember
Adele WhiteweknowhowickHowickMember
Katrina Bungard C&R – Communities and Residents PakurangaMember
Bruce Kendall Practical Not PoliticalPakurangaMember
David Collings C&R – Communities and Residents PakurangaMember

2019–2022 term

The board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections in October 2019 for the 2019-2022 term were:

MembersAffiliationSubdivisionPosition
Adele WhiteweknowhowickHowickChair
John SpillerweknowhowickHowickDeputy chair
Mike TurinskyPractical Not PoliticalBotanyMember
Peter Young C&R – Communities and Residents BotanyMember
Bob Wichman C&R – Communities and Residents BotanyMember
Bo Burns [a] weknowhowickHowickMember
Katrina Bungard C&R – Communities and Residents PakurangaMember
Bruce Kendall IndependentPakurangaMember
David Collings C&R – Communities and Residents PakurangaMember

2016–2019 term

The 2016–2019 term ran from the 2016 local body elections to the local body elections in 2019. The board members were: [6]

MembersAffiliationSubdivisionPosition
David CollingsVision and VoicePakurangaChair
Katrina BungardVision and VoicePakurangaDeputy chair
Mike Turinsky [b] Practical Not PoliticalBotanyMember
Peter YoungVision and VoiceBotanyMember
Bob WichmanVision and VoiceBotanyMember
Jim Donald [c] Ratepayers and ResidentsHowickMember
John SpillerVision and VoiceHowickMember
Adele WhiteVision and VoiceHowickMember
Garry BolesVision and VoicePakurangaMember

Lucy Schwaner, Vision and Voice - Botany, was elected at the 2016 election but resigned during the first board meeting following the re-election of David Collings as chairperson. [7]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Elected as ranking candidate Sharon Stewart was elected as councillor
  2. ↑ Elected via 2017 byelection following resignation of Lucy Schwaner
  3. ↑ Elected as ranking candidate Sharon Stewart was elected as councillor

References

  1. 1 2 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Community Board 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Howick Local Board". Auckland Council . Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Howick local board map" (PDF). Aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Council profile". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council . Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Contact Howick Local Board". Auckland Council . Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Howick local board member Lucy Schwaner quit after being sworn in, earned $1600". The New Zealand Herald - nzherald.co.nz. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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