Henderson-Massey Local Board

Local board of Auckland Council in New Zealand

Henderson-Massey Local Board Te Poari ā-Rohe o Henderson-Massey
Local board of Auckland Council
The Auckland Council Henderson Service Centre
Country	New Zealand
Region	Auckland
Territorial authority	Auckland Council
Ward	Waitākere Ward
Legislated	2010
Area [1]
• Land	53.22 km2 (20.55 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	136,900

Local Board Members
Leadership
Chairperson	Chris Carter JP, Labour
Deputy chairperson	Will Flavell, Labour
Structure
Seats	8
Political groups	Labour (5)   Independents (3)
Length of term	3 years
Elections
Last election	2022
Next election	2025
Meeting place
1 Smythe Road, Henderson

Henderson-Massey Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is overseen by the council's Waitākere Ward councillors.

The board's administrative area includes the suburbs of Glendene, Henderson, Massey, Rānui, Sunnyvale, Te Atatū Peninsula, Te Atatū South, Westgate and West Harbour,^[3] and covers from the foothills of the Waitākere Ranges in the west and the Waitematā Harbour in the east.^[4]

The board is governed by eight board members elected at-large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.

Henderson-Massey Local Board Area covers 53.22 km² (20.55 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 136,900 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 2,572 people per km².

Henderson-Massey had a population of 124,779 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6,357 people (5.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 17,094 people (15.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 43,038 dwellings. The median age was 34.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 26,205 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 26,139 (20.9%) aged 15 to 29, 58,569 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 13,860 (11.1%) aged 65 or older.^[6]

Ethnicities were 43.6% European/Pākehā, 18.1% Māori, 22.2% Pasifika, 31.7% Asian, 2.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.0% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.^[6]

Henderson-Massey Local Board Area had a population of 118,422 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 35,439 households, comprising 58,425 males and 59,997 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 37.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.9% had no religion, 40.5% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.9% were Hindu, 2.8% were Muslim, 1.7% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 19,776 (21.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 15,879 (17.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 13,110 people (14.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 47,598 (51.9%) people were employed full-time, 11,367 (12.4%) were part-time, and 4,629 (5.0%) were unemployed.^[5]

• Shane Henderson (chair) (Labour)
• Peter Chan (deputy chair) (Independent)
• Paula Bold-Wilson (Labour)
• Brenda Brady (Independent)
• Warren Flaunty (Independent)
• Will Flavell (Labour)
• Matt Grey (Labour)
• Vanessa Neeson (Independent)

• Chris Carter (chair) (Labour)
• Will Flavell (Labour)
• Brooke Loader (Labour)
• Brenda Brady (Independent)
• Peter Chan (Independent)
• Ingrid Papau (Independent)
• Matt Grey (Independent)
• Vanessa Neeson (Independent)

• Chris Carter (chair) (Labour)
• Will Flavell (Labour)
• Brooke Loader (Labour)
• Brenda Brady (Independent)
• Peter Chan (Independent)
• Ingrid Papau (Independent)
• Dan Collins (Labour)
• Oscar Kightley (Labour)

36°52′49″S 174°37′50″E / 36.88036°S 174.63043°E / -36.88036; 174.63043