Papakura Local Board

Local board of Papakura in Auckland, New Zealand

Papakura Local Board Te Poari ā-Rohe o Papakura
Local board of Papakura
Country	New Zealand
Region	Auckland
Territorial authority	Auckland
Ward	Manurewa-Papakura ward
Legislated	2010
Area [1]
• Land	40.25 km2 (15.54 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	82,000

Local Board Members
Leadership
Chairperson	Brent Catchpole, Papakura Action Team
Deputy chairperson	Jan Robinson, Papakura Action Team
Structure
Seats	6
Political groups	Papakura Action Team (6)
Length of term	3 years
Elections
Last election	2022
Next election	2025
Meeting place
35 Coles Crescent, Papakura

The Papakura Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is overseen by the Manurewa-Papakura ward councillor.^[3]

The local board area extends between Alfriston and Drury, and includes Takanini, Hingaia, Red Hill, Pahurehure and the Papakura town centre.^[3]

Papakura Local Board Area covers 40.25 km² (15.54 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 82,000 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 2,037 people per km².

Papakura Local Board Area had a population of 72,318 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 14,682 people (25.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 26,682 people (58.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 36,096 males, 36,057 females and 168 people of other genders in 21,669 dwellings.^[6] 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 17,130 people (23.7%) aged under 15 years, 15,429 (21.3%) aged 15 to 29, 32,829 (45.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 6,933 (9.6%) aged 65 or older.^[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 36.7% European (Pākehā); 24.6% Māori; 20.5% Pasifika; 34.2% Asian; 1.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.8%, Māori language by 5.5%, Samoan by 5.3%, and other languages by 27.4%. No language could be spoken by 3.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 37.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[5]

Religious affiliations were 33.9% Christian, 8.4% Hindu, 2.5% Islam, 2.1% Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 9.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 35.6%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.^[5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 12,252 (22.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 25,218 (45.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 17,721 (32.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 5,292 people (9.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 30,144 (54.6%) people were employed full-time, 5,229 (9.5%) were part-time, and 2,544 (4.6%) were unemployed.^[5]

The current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:^[7][8]

The members of the board, elected at the 2019 local body elections, were:^[9]

• Keven Mealamu, Papakura First – (6079 votes)
• Brent Catchpole, Papakura Action Team – (5247 votes)
• George Hawkins, Papakura Action Team – (4549 votes)
• Jan Robinson, Papakura Action Team – (4030 votes)
• Felicity Auva'a, Papakura First – (3699 votes)
• Sue Smurthwaite, Papakura Action Team – (3666 votes)

The board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 elections were:^[10]

• Brent Catchpole (Chair)
• Felicity Auva'a (Deputy chair)
• George Hawkins
• Bill McEntee
• Michael Turner
• Katrina Winn

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