Howick Local Board

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Howick Local Board
Howick local board.svg
Country New Zealand
Region Auckland
Territorial authority Auckland Council
Ward Howick Ward
Legislated2010
Government
  Board chair Damian Light
Area
[1]
  Land69.68 km2 (26.90 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
  Total152,500
Local Board Members [3]
Structure
weknow
4 / 9
Communities and Residents
2 / 9
Practical Not Political
2 / 9
Independent
1 / 9
Elections
Last election
2022
Next election
2025

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, [4] and covers much of east and south-east Auckland. [5]

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.

Demographics

Howick Local Board Area covers 69.68 km2 (26.90 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 152,500 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 2,189 people per km2.

2022–2025 term

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

MembersSubdivisionAffiliationNotes
Damian Light (chair)BotanyIndependent
Mike TurinskyBotanyPractical Not Political
Peter YoungBotanyweknowbotany
Bo Burns (deputy chair)Howickweknowhowick
John SpillerHowickweknowhowick
Adele WhiteHowickweknowhowick
Katrina BungardPakuranga C&R – Communities and Residents
Bruce Kendall PakurangaPractical Not Political
David CollingsPakuranga C&R – Communities and Residents

2019–2022 term

The board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections in October 2019 are:

MembersSubdivisionAffiliationNotes
Mike TurinskyBotanyPractical Not Political
Peter YoungBotany C&R – Communities and Residents
Bob WichmanBotany C&R – Communities and Residents
Bo BurnsHowickweknowhowickElected as ranking candidate Sharon Stewart was elected as councillor
John Spiller (deputy chair)Howickweknowhowick
Adele White (chair)Howickweknowhowick
Katrina BungardPakuranga C&R – Communities and Residents
Bruce Kendall PakurangaIndependent
David CollingsPakuranga C&R – Communities and Residents

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]

MembersSubdivisionAffiliationNotes
Mike TurinskyBotanyPractical Not PoliticalElected via 2017 byelection following resignation of Lucy Schwaner
Peter YoungBotanyVision and Voice
Bob WichmanBotanyVision and Voice
Jim DonaldHowickRatepayers and ResidentsElected as ranking candidate Sharon Stewart was elected as councillor
John SpillerHowickVision and Voice
Adele WhiteHowickVision and Voice
Katrina Bungard (deputy chair)PakurangaVision and Voice
Garry BolesPakurangaVision and Voice
David Collings (chair)PakurangaVision and Voice

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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2022 (2022 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022. (urban areas)
  3. "Election results 2016". Aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. "Howick Local Board". Auckland Council . Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "Howick local board map" (PDF). Aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  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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