Waitākere Ranges Local Board
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's Waitākere Ward councillors.
Waitākere Ranges Local Board
Te Poari ā-Rohe o Te Ika Whenua o Waitākere | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland |
Territorial authority | Auckland Council |
Ward | Waitākere Ward |
Legislated | 2010 |
Area | |
• Land | 305.73 km2 (118.04 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 55,600 |
Local Board Members[3] | |
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Leadership | |
Chairperson | Greg Presland, Future West |
Deputy chairperson | Michelle Clayton, WestWards |
Structure | |
Seats | 6 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2025 |
Meeting place | |
39 Glenmall Place, Glen Eden |
The board's administrative area includes the suburbs of Titirangi, Glen Eden and Konini and the towns of Te Henga (Bethells Beach), Piha, Karekare, Huia and Laingholm,[4] and covers the area from Waitākere Ranges to O'Neill Bay.[5] The total population residing in the board's area, in the 2013 New Zealand census, was 48,396.[6]
The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.[7]