Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

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|district_label = Ward

|district = North Shore Ward

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|electorate = Devonport-Takapuna

|towns ={{ubl|Bayswater|Belmont|Castor Bay|Devonport|Forrest Hill|Milford|Narrow Neck|Stanley Point||Sunnynook|Takapuna}}

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|Peter Allen

|Gavin Busch

|Terence Harpur

|Melissa Powell

|Toni van Tonder

|George Wood {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM}}

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|party = *{{Color box|lightgreen|border=darkgray}} A Fresh Approach (4)

{{Color box|{{party color|Communities & Residents}}|border=darkgray}} C & R North Shore (2)

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The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/representativesbodies/LocalBoards/DevonportTakapunalocalboard/Pages/about.aspx|title=About Devonport-Takapuna|website=www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz|access-date=5 January 2017}} This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council, which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board.

Board

The current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:{{cite web|title=Contact Devonport-Takapuna Local Board members |url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/local-boards/all-local-boards/devonport-takapuna-local-board/Pages/contact-devonport-takapuna-local-board.aspx |website=www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |publisher=Auckland Council |access-date=3 June 2024}}{{cite web|title=Local elections 2022 {{!}} Official results|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/elections/elections-2022-results/results/local-elections-2022-official-results-combined.pdf |website=www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |publisher=Auckland Council |access-date=3 June 2024}}

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!Name

!colspan="2" |Ticket (if any)

!Position

Toni van Tonder

|bgcolor=lightgreen|

|A Fresh Approach

|Chairperson

Terence Harpur

|bgcolor=lightgreen|

|A Fresh Approach

|Deputy Chairperson

George Wood {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM}}

|bgcolor={{party color|Communities & Residents}}|

|C & R North Shore

|Board member

Melissa Powell

|bgcolor=lightgreen|

|A Fresh Approach

|Board member

Gavin Busch

|bgcolor={{party color|Communities & Residents}}|

|C & R North Shore

|Board member

Peter Allen

|bgcolor=lightgreen|

|A Fresh Approach

|Board member

Board members are currently paid

Chairperson, $94,728
Deputy Chairperson, $56,837
Member, $47,364{{Cite web|url=https://legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2024/0124/latest/LMS968596.html?search=qs_act%40bill%40regulation%40deemedreg_Local+Government+Elected+Members_resel_25_h&p=1|title=Local Government Members (2024/25) Determination 2024|access-date=20 June 2024|website=legislation.govt.nz}}

Election results

= 2022 results =

{{Main|2022 Auckland local board elections#Devonport-Takapuna Local Board}}

= 2019 results =

class="wikitable"

!Name

!Affiliation

!Votes{{Cite web|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/elections/electionresults/2019-local-elections-results-mayor-council.pdf|title=Auckland Council 2019 Election Results|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012075031/https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/elections/electionresults/2019-local-elections-results-mayor-council.pdf |archive-date=12 October 2019 |access-date=}}

bgcolor="lightgreen" |

|Aidan Bennett

|A Fresh Approach

|7258

bgcolor="pink" |

|Jan O'Connor

|Heart of the Shore

|6825

bgcolor="lightblue" |

|George Wood

|Team George Wood

|6141

bgcolor="lightgreen" |

|Toni van Tonder

|A Fresh Approach

|6088

bgcolor="pink" |

|Ruth Jackson

|Heart of the Shore

|5903

bgcolor="pink" |

|Trish Deans

|Heart of the Shore

|5687

bgcolor="lightblue" |

|Michael Sheehy

|Team George Wood

|5226

bgcolor="lightgreen" |

|Danny Watson

|A Fresh Approach

|5081

|Paul Cornish

|Keep our Open Spaces

|4898

bgcolor="lightblue" |

|Jenn McKenzie

|Team George Wood

|4564

bgcolor="pink" |

|Iain Rea

|Heart of the Shore

|4370

bgcolor="lightblue" |

|Ian Revell

|Team George Wood

|4282

bgcolor="lightblue" |

|Gavin Busch

|Team George Wood

|4275

bgcolor="lightgrey" |

|Donald Horsborugh

|Independent

|2803

bgcolor="lightgrey" |

|Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper

|Independent

|2657

|John Wood

|Future Focus

|2286

bgcolor="red" |

|Kevin Brett

|The Trump New Zealand Party

|905

bgcolor="red" |

|Dorothea Akenese Scanlan

|The Trump New Zealand Party

|643

colspan="3" |INFORMAL

|74

colspan="3" |BLANK

|1039

= [[2016 Auckland local elections|2016]] results =

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!Name

!Affiliation

!Votes{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Pages/Electionresults2016.aspx|title=Election results 2016|website=www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz|access-date=11 January 2017}}[https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/84133249/local-elections-2016-devonporttakapuna-local-board-candidates Local elections 2016: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board candidates]

|Mary-Ann Benson-Cooper

|Independent

|3,736

|Kevin Brett

|Independent

|1,391

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|Gavin Busch

|Team George Wood

|4,858

|Don Campbell

|none

|2,383

bgcolor="lightgrey" |

|Mike Cohen

|Community Before Council

|8,687

|✔

bgcolor="501557" |

|Trish Deans

|Shore Action

|5,262

bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |

|Fay Freeman

|Auckland Future

|4,337

bgcolor="501557" |

|Grant Gillon

|Shore Action

|7,640

|✔

|John Hill

|Independent

|1,782

bgcolor="lightblue" |

|Nick Kearney

|Team George Wood

|4,917

bgcolor="501557" |

|Rohan Lord

|Shore Action

|4,560

bgcolor="lightblue" |

|Jennifer McKenzie

|Team George Wood

|5,375

|✔

bgcolor="501557" |

|Jan O'Connor

|Shore Action

|6,688

|✔

bgcolor="lightblue" |

|Ian Revell

|Team George Wood

|4,929

bgcolor="lightblue" |

|Michael Sheehy

|Team George Wood

|5,642

|✔

|Bruce Tubb

|Independent

|2,043

bgcolor="501557" |

|Garry Venus

|Shore Action

|4,509

bgcolor="lightblue" |

|George Wood

|Team George Wood

|8,099

|✔

colspan="3" |INFORMAL

|114

colspan="3" |BLANK

|1,218

= [[2013 Auckland local elections|2013]] results =

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!Name

!Affiliation

!Votes{{Cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/newseventsculture/ourauckland/publicnotices/pages/declarationofresultofelectionforaucklandcouncil2013elections.aspx|title=21 October 2013 - Declaration of result of election for Auckland Council 2013 elections|website=www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz|access-date=11 January 2017}}

!Elected

Aidan Bennett

| bgcolor="lightblue" |Shore Future

|4,650

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper

|Independent

|2,490

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

Joseph Bergin

| bgcolor="lightgrey" |Fair Deal For Shore

|6,377

| bgcolor="lightgreen" | ✔

Kevin Brett

|Independent

|913

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

Mike Cohen

| bgcolor="lightgrey" |Community Before Council

|7,072

| bgcolor="lightgreen" | ✔

rowspan="2" |Chris Darby

| bgcolor="lightblue" |Shore Future

| rowspan="2" |9,443

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen" |✔

| rowspan="2" |(-)

Withdrew after elected North Shore Ward Councillor

Dave Donaldson

| bgcolor="lightblue" |Shore Future

|4,278

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

Deborah Dougherty

| bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |Conservative

|1,843

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

Grant Gillon

| bgcolor="501557" |Team of Independents

|7,185

| bgcolor="lightgreen" | ✔

Dianne Hale

| bgcolor="lightblue" |Shore Future

|6,628

| bgcolor="lightgreen" | ✔

Craig Hans Jensen

| bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |Conservative

|1,743

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

Jan O'Connor

| bgcolor="501557" |Team of Independents

|6,774

| bgcolor="lightgreen" | ✔

Bill Rayner

|Shore Community – Shore Seniors

|3,322

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

Allison Roe

| bgcolor="lightblue" |Shore Future

|7,320

| bgcolor="lightgreen" | ✔

Michael Sheehy

|Independent

|4,165

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

Tracy Gwen Talbot

| bgcolor="lightblue" |Shore Future

|4,157

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

David Thornton

|NoMoreRates

|3,117

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

Anthony Wareham

|Independent

|2,519

| bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | ✘

colspan="2" |INFORMAL

| colspan="3" |108

colspan="2" |BLANK

| colspan="3" |523

Board chairs

The board chair is the head of the six-person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the chair and deputy chair alternate 18 month periods of the three-year term.{{cn|date=June 2024}} Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.

Demographics

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers {{Convert|20.09|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Community Board 2023 (generalised)|access-date=21 February 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Devonport-Takapuna local board area|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Devonport-Takapuna local board area|y}}|R}}/20.09|0}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|52,653|2013|55,470|2018|57,975|2023|58,005|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area (CMB07605)|devonport-takapuna-local-board-area|Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area}}}}

Devonport-Takapuna had a population of 58,005 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (0.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,535 people (4.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 28,125 males, 29,691 females and 189 people of other genders in 21,378 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.07605.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 3.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9,954 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 10,839 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 26,847 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,362 (17.9%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 66.4% European (Pākehā); 6.2% Māori; 2.9% Pasifika; 29.0% Asian; 3.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.6%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 30.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 44.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 31.0% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, 1.6% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.3% Jewish, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.8%, and 5.8% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 20,553 (42.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 18,864 (39.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 8,622 (17.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 10,323 people (21.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 24,648 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 6,819 (14.2%) were part-time, and 1,143 (2.4%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.07605.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area (07605)}}

References

External links

{{official website|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/local-boards/all-local-boards/devonport-takapuna-local-board/Pages/default.aspx}}
https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/organisation/devonport-takapuna-local-board

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