Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Local board of Auckland Council in New Zealand
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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 | 36.47 km2 (14.08 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 88,100 |
- Communities and Residents (4)
- Labour (3)
Local Board Members | |
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| Leadership | |
Chairperson | Debbie Burrows, C&R |
Deputy chairperson | Tabetha Elliott, C&R |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2025 |
Next election | 2028 |
| 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
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Area covers 36.47 km2 (14.08 sq mi)[1], a slightly smaller area than the 40.39 km2 (15.59 sq mi) covered by the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward, as local board area and ward boundaries do not fully align. The local board area had a population of 78,102 at the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,818 people (2.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 8,097 people (11.6%) since the 2013 census.
2025-2028 term
The current board members for the 2025–2028 term, elected at the 2025 local elections, are:[7][8]
| Name | Affiliation | Subdivision | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Burrows | Communities and Residents | Maungakiekie | Chairperson | |
| Tabetha Elliott | Communities and Residents | Tāmaki | Deputy Chairperson | |
| Maria Meredith | Labour | Tāmaki | Board member | |
| Don Allan | Communities and Residents | Maungakiekie | Board member | |
| Nerissa Henry | Labour | Tāmaki | Board member | |
| Tony Woodcock | Communities and Residents | Maungakiekie | Board member | |
| Dianna Fuka | Labour | Tāmaki | Board member | |
2022-2025 term
The board members for the 2022–2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, were:[9][10]
| 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
The board members for the 2019–2022 term, elected at the 2019 local body elections, were:[11]
| 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
The board members, elected at the 2016 local body elections or in a subsequent by-election, were:[12]
| 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.[13]
Election results
2022 election results
2016 election results
Maungakiekie subdivision
| Name[14] | 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 | ||
Tāmaki subdivision
| Name[14] | 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
Maungakiekie subdivision
| Name | Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Randall | Maungakiekie Team | Elected Unopposed | |
| Brett Clark | Maungakiekie Team | Elected Unopposed | |
| Bridget Graham | Maungakiekie Team | Elected Unopposed | |
Tāmaki subdivision
| 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
Maungakiekie subdivision
| 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
| 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
| # | 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 | 2019–2025 | |
| 6 | Debbie Burrows | Communities and Residents | 2025–present | |