The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is the only local board overseen by the council's Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward councillor (some wards administer more than one local board).
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Te Poari ā-Rohe o Maungakiekie-Tāmaki | |
|---|---|
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland |
| Territorial authority | Auckland Council |
| Ward | Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward |
| Legislated | 2010 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 36.38 km2 (14.05 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 88,200 |
Local Board Members | |
|---|---|
| Leadership | |
Chairperson | Maria Meredith, Labour |
Deputy chairperson | Debbie Burrows, Communities & Residents |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| 7-13 Pilkington Road, Panmure | |
The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki board, named after Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill and the Tamaki River estuary in the board area, covers the suburbs of Glen Innes, Mount Wellington, Onehunga, Oranga, Panmure, Penrose, Point England, Royal Oak, Southdown, Sylvia Park, Tamaki, Te Papapa, Wai o Taiki Bay, and Westfield.[3]
The board is governed by seven board members elected from two subdivisions: three from the Maungakiekie subdivision (board area west of the Southern Motorway, excluding Westfield), and four from the Tāmaki subdivision (Westfield and board area east of the Southern Motorway).[4] The first board members were elected with the nationwide local elections on Saturday 9 October 2010.
Demographics
editMaungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Area covers 36.38 km2 (14.05 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 88,200 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,424 people per km2.
2022-2025 term
editThe current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:[5][6]
| Name | Ticket (if any) | Subdivision | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Meredith | Labour | Tāmaki | Chairperson | |
| Debbie Burrows | Communities and Residents | Maungakiekie | Deputy Chairperson | |
| Don Allan | Communities and Residents | Maungakiekie | Board member | |
| Nerissa Henry | Labour | Tāmaki | Board member | |
| Chris Makoare | Labour | Tāmaki | Board member | |
| Peter McGlashan | Labour | Tāmaki | Board member | |
| Tony Woodcock | Communities and Residents | Maungakiekie | Board member | |
2019–2022 term
editThe board members for the 2019–2022 term, elected at the 2019 local body elections, were:[7]
| Name | Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Meredith | Labour | 4269 | |
| Don Allan | C&R – Communities and Residents | 4116 | |
| Nerissa Henry | Labour | 4110 | |
| Peter McGlashan | Labour | 3944 | |
| Chris Makoare | Labour | 3940 | |
| Debbie Burrows | C&R – Communities and Residents | 3760 | |
| Tony Woodcock | C&R – Communities and Residents | 3394 |
2016–2019 term
editThe board members, elected at the 2016 local body elections or in a subsequent by-election, were:[8]
| Name | Party | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Makoare | Labour | Chair | |
| Don Allan | Deputy Chair | ||
| Debbie Burrows | Auckland Future | ||
| Bernie Diver | Auckland Future | ||
| Nerissa Henry | Labour | ||
| Maria Meredithn1 | Labour | ||
| Alan Verrall | Labour |
n1 This member was elected in a May 2018 by-election triggered when member Josephine Bartley was elected as a ward councillor.[9]
Election results
edit2022 election results
edit2016 election results
edit| Name | Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Diver | Auckland Future | 3183 | |
| Don Allan | nil | 3032 | |
| Debbie Leaver | Auckland Future | 2847 | |
| Hema Wihongi | Maungakiekie Community Voices | 2537 | |
| Angelina Weir | Maungakiekie Community Voices | 2364 | |
| Jacqueline Clark | Independent | 2098 | |
| Chris Jenkin | Maungakiekie Community Voices | 2000 | |
| Caroline Gray | Independent | 1260 | |
| INFORMAL | 10 | ||
| BLANK | 930 | ||
| Name | Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine Bartley | Labour | 5161 | |
| Chris Makoare | Labour | 4506 | |
| Nerissa Henry | Labour | 4497 | |
| Alan Verrall | Labour | 4227 | |
| Tony Smith | Independent | 2946 | |
| Yvonne Dainty | Independent | 2311 | |
| Barbara Shaw | Independent | 2101 | |
| Patrick O'Meara | Independent | 1173 | |
| Bryan Mockridge | United Future | 1566 | |
| INFORMAL | 22 | ||
| BLANK | 839 | ||
2013 election results
editMaungakiekie subdivision
edit| Name | Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Randall | Maungakiekie Team | Elected Unopposed | |
| Brett Clark | Maungakiekie Team | Elected Unopposed | |
| Bridget Graham | Maungakiekie Team | Elected Unopposed |
Tāmaki subdivision
edit| Name | Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine Bartley | Labour | 6194 | |
| Chris Makoare | Labour | 5708 | |
| Alan Verral | Labour | 5548 | |
| Obed Unasa | Labour | 4392 | |
| Jocelyn Calvert | Independent | 2587 | |
| Patrick O'Meara | Independent | 2435 | |
| Yvonne Dainty | Independent | 2125 | |
| Makelesi Ngata | 1847 | ||
| INFORMAL | 14 | ||
| BLANK | 662 | ||
2010 election results
editMaungakiekie subdivision
edit| Name | Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Randall | Maungakiekie Team | 5173 | |
| Bridget Graham | Maungakiekie Team | 4847 | |
| Brett Clark | Maungakiekie Team | 4711 | |
| Debbie Leaver | Focus Local | 3209 | |
| Carl Power | Citizens & Ratepayers | 2440 | |
| Roshni Golian | Citizens & Ratepayers | 2060 | |
| Joseph Rebello | Citizens & Ratepayers | 1425 | |
| Kane Te Waaka | Independent | 904 | |
| Walter Wi-Peri | 343 | ||
| Informal | 16 | ||
| Blank | 875 |
Tāmaki subdivision
edit| Name | Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leila Boyle | Labour | 8388 | |
| Alan Verral | Labour | 7523 | |
| Josephine Bartley | Labour | 7432 | |
| Chris Makoare | Labour | 7367 | |
| Bob Wakefield | Citizens & Ratepayers | 4447 | |
| Informal | 7 | ||
| Blank | 1238 |
List of board chairs
edit| # | Name | Affiliation | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leila Boyle | Labour | 2010–2012 | |
| 2 | Simon Randall | Maungakiekie Team | 2012–2016 | |
| 3 | Josephine Bartley | Labour | 2016–2018 | |
| 4 | Chris Makoare | Labour | 2018–2019 | |
| 5 | Maria Meredith | Labour | 2019–present |
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Maungakiekie-Tamaki local board and subdivisions map" (PDF). Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Auckland Governance Arrangements: Determinations of Wards, Local Boards and Boundaries for Auckland" (PDF). March 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Contact Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board members". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Local elections 2022 | Official results" (PDF). www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Local board members" (PDF). Auckland Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Contact Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Smith, Simon (24 May 2018). "Auckland by-elections: Ken Turner and Maria Meredith win". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Election results 2016". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2017.