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Howick Local Board

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Howick Local Board
Te Poari ā-Rohe o Howick
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
Territorial authorityAuckland Council
WardHowick Ward
Legislated2010
Area
 • Land69.68 km2 (26.90 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
165,800
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
Shop S447, The Warehouse Plaza, Pakuranga Town Centre, 1 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.

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

Demographics

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Howick Local Board Area covers 69.68 km2 (26.90 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 165,800 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,379 people per km2.

2022–2025 term

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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

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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

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The 2016–2019 term ran from the 2016 local body elections to the local body elections in 2019. The board members were:[5]

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.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Contact Howick Local Board". Auckland Council. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. ^ "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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