Waitematā Local Board

Waitematā Local Board Area covers 19.42 km² (7.50 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 83,500 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 4,300 people per km².

Waitematā Local Board Area had a population of 82,866 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 5,730 people (7.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 19,938 people (31.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 34,521 households. There were 41,799 males and 41,070 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 31.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 7,818 people (9.4%) aged under 15 years, 30,387 (36.7%) aged 15 to 29, 38,118 (46.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 6,543 (7.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 60.3% European/Pākehā, 6.1% Māori, 4.9% Pacific peoples, 31.5% Asian, and 5.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 50.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.2% had no religion, 28.4% were Christian, 4.9% were Hindu, 2.4% were Muslim, 2.3% were Buddhist and 3.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 34,839 (46.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 3,501 (4.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 20,538 people (27.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 41,883 (55.8%) people were employed full-time, 11,553 (15.4%) were part-time, and 3,225 (4.3%) were unemployed.[5]

The current board members, elected in the 2019 local body elections, in election order:[6]

Alexandra Bonham, City Vision (7547 votes)

Adriana Christie, City Vision (7405 votes)

Sarah Trotman, C&R Communities and Residents (6888 votes) (resigned in 2021, replaced by Glenda Fryer [7])

Richard Northey, City Vision (6857 votes)

Julie Sandilands, City Vision (6773 votes)

Kerrin Leonie, City Vision (6767 votes)

Graeme Gunthorp, City Vision (6529 votes)

Board members for this term were originally elected in the 2016 local body elections. The board members, in election order, were:[8]

Pippa Coom, City Vision (8,514 votes)

Rob Thomas, Independent, (8114 votes)

Shale Chambers, City Vision, (7156 votes)

Adriana Christie, City Vision, (6904 votes)

Richard Northey, City Vision, (6338 votes)

Vernon Tava, City Vision, (5740 votes)

Denise Roche, City Vision, (elected in by-election)ⁿ¹

ⁿ¹Mark Davey, Auckland Future, (5959 votes), was an original board member but resigned effective 16 October 2017. Denise Roche was elected in a by-election held on 17 February 2018 to fill the vacancy.[9]

The members elected in the 2013 local body elections, in election order:[10]

Pippa Coom, City Vision (8,228 votes)

Rob Thomas, Independent (7,419 votes)

Shale Chambers, City Vision (6,986 votes)

Greg Moyle, Team Waitemata (6,596 votes)

Christopher Dempsey, City Vision (6,329 votes)

Deborah Yates, City Vision, (5951 votes)

Vernon Tava, City Vision (5,757 votes)

The first board members, elected in the 2010 local body elections, in election order:

Shale Chambers, City Vision (7,772 votes)

Pippa Coom, City Vision (7,658 votes)

Jesse Chalmers, City Vision (7,603 votes)

Rob Thomas, Independent (6,516 votes)

Greg Moyle, Citizens & Ratepayers (6,295 votes)

Tricia Reade, City Vision (5,773 votes)

Christopher Dempsey, City Vision (5,666 votes)