Howick Local Board
Local board of Auckland Council
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
Territorial authorityAuckland Council
WardHowick Ward
Legislated2010
Government
 • Board chairDamian Light
Area
[1]
 • Land69.68 km2 (26.90 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total157,700
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.

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

Main article: Howick ward § Demographics

Howick Local Board Area covers 69.68 km2 (26.90 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 157,700 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 2,263 people per km2.

2022–2025 term

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

Members Subdivision Affiliation Notes
Damian Light (chair) Botany Independent
Mike Turinsky Botany Practical Not Political
Peter Young Botany weknowbotany
Bo Burns (deputy chair) Howick weknowhowick
John Spiller Howick weknowhowick
Adele White Howick weknowhowick
Katrina Bungard Pakuranga C&R – Communities and Residents
Bruce Kendall Pakuranga Practical Not Political
David Collings Pakuranga C&R – Communities and Residents

2019–2022 term

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

Members Subdivision Affiliation Notes
Mike Turinsky Botany Practical Not Political
Peter Young Botany C&R – Communities and Residents
Bob Wichman Botany C&R – Communities and Residents
Bo Burns Howick weknowhowick Elected as ranking candidate Sharon Stewart was elected as councillor
John Spiller (deputy chair) Howick weknowhowick
Adele White (chair) Howick weknowhowick
Katrina Bungard Pakuranga C&R – Communities and Residents
Bruce Kendall Pakuranga Independent
David Collings Pakuranga 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]

Members Subdivision Affiliation Notes
Mike Turinsky Botany Practical Not Political Elected via 2017 byelection following resignation of Lucy Schwaner
Peter Young Botany Vision and Voice
Bob Wichman Botany Vision and Voice
Jim Donald Howick Ratepayers and Residents Elected as ranking candidate Sharon Stewart was elected as councillor
John Spiller Howick Vision and Voice
Adele White Howick Vision and Voice
Katrina Bungard (deputy chair) Pakuranga Vision and Voice
Garry Boles Pakuranga Vision and Voice
David Collings (chair) Pakuranga Vision 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (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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