Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

Auckland Council Local Board

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

Te Poari ā-Rohe o Devonport-Takapuna
Local board
for the Auckland Council

Location of  within Auckland

Ward| North Shore Ward
Region| Auckland
Population| 61,200, June 2024[1]
Electorate| Devonport-Takapuna
Major settlements|

* Bayswater
* Belmont
* Castor Bay
* Devonport
* Forrest Hill
* Milford
* Narrow Neck
* Stanley Point
* Sunnynook
* Takapuna

Current Local board
Created| 2010
Number of members| 6
Parties|

* A Fresh Approach (4)
* C & R North Shore (2)

Board Members|

* Peter Allen
* Gavin Busch
* Terence Harpur
* Melissa Powell
* Toni van Tonder
* George Wood CNZM

Chairperson| Toni van Tonder
Deputy Chairperson| Terence Harpur
Last Election| 2022
Next Election| 2025
Meeting Place| 1 The Strand, Takapuna

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.[2] 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

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The current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:[3][4]

Name  | Ticket (if any)  | Position

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|

Toni van Tonder  |  | A Fresh Approach  | Chairperson
Terence Harpur  |  | A Fresh Approach  | Deputy Chairperson
George Wood CNZM |  | C & R North Shore | Board member
Melissa Powell  |  | A Fresh Approach  | Board member
Gavin Busch  |  | C & R North Shore  | Board member
Peter Allen  |  | A Fresh Approach  | Board member

Board members are currently paid

* Chairperson, $94,728
* Deputy Chairperson, $56,837
* Member, $47,364[5]

## Election results

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### 2022 results

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Main article: 2022 Auckland local board elections § Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

### 2019 results

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| Name  | Affiliation  | Votes[6]

|
|
|

| Aidan Bennett | A Fresh Approach  | 7258
| Jan O'Connor | Heart of the Shore  | 6825
| George Wood | Team George Wood  | 6141
| Toni van Tonder | A Fresh Approach  | 6088
| Ruth Jackson | Heart of the Shore  | 5903
| Trish Deans | Heart of the Shore  | 5687
| Michael Sheehy  | Team George Wood  | 5226
| Danny Watson  | A Fresh Approach  | 5081
| Paul Cornish  | Keep our Open Spaces  | 4898
| Jenn McKenzie  | Team George Wood  | 4564
| Iain Rea  | Heart of the Shore  | 4370
| Ian Revell | Team George Wood  | 4282
| Gavin Busch  | Team George Wood  | 4275
| Donald Horsborugh  | Independent  | 2803
| Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper  | Independent  | 2657
| John Wood  | Future Focus  | 2286
| Kevin Brett  | The Trump New Zealand Party  | 905
| Dorothea Akenese Scanlan  | The Trump New Zealand Party  | 643
INFORMAL | 74
BLANK | 1039

### 2016 results

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| Name  | Affiliation  | Votes[7][8] |

|
|
|
|

| Mary-Ann Benson-Cooper  | Independent  | 3,736  |
| Kevin Brett  | Independent  | 1,391  |
| Gavin Busch  | Team George Wood  | 4,858  |
| Don Campbell  | none | 2,383  |
| Mike Cohen  | Community Before Council  | 8,687 | ✔
| Trish Deans  | Shore Action | 5,262  |
| Fay Freeman  | Auckland Future | 4,337  |
| Grant Gillon | Shore Action | 7,640 | ✔
| John Hill  | Independent  | 1,782  |
| Nick Kearney  | Team George Wood  | 4,917  |
| Rohan Lord  | Shore Action | 4,560  |
| Jennifer McKenzie  | Team George Wood  | 5,375 | ✔
| Jan O'Connor  | Shore Action | 6,688 | ✔
| Ian Revell | Team George Wood  | 4,929  |
| Michael Sheehy  | Team George Wood  | 5,642 | ✔
| Bruce Tubb  | Independent  | 2,043  |
| Garry Venus  | Shore Action | 4,509  |
| George Wood | Team George Wood  | 8,099 | ✔
INFORMAL | 114  |
BLANK | 1,218  |

### 2013 results

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Name  | Affiliation  | Votes[9] | Elected  | #

|
|
|
|

Aidan Bennett  | Shore Future  | 4,650  | ✘  |
Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper  | Independent  | 2,490  | ✘  |
Joseph Bergin  | Fair Deal For Shore  | 6,377  | ✔  |
Kevin Brett  | Independent  | 913  | ✘  |
Mike Cohen  | Community Before Council  | 7,072  | ✔  | 3
Chris Darby | Shore Future  | 9,443  | ✔  | (-)
Withdrew after elected North Shore Ward Councillor
Dave Donaldson  | Shore Future  | 4,278  | ✘  |
Deborah Dougherty  | Conservative | 1,843  | ✘  |
Grant Gillon | Team of Independents | 7,185  | ✔  | 2
Dianne Hale  | Shore Future  | 6,628  | ✔  | 5
Craig Hans Jensen  | Conservative | 1,743  | ✘  |
Jan O'Connor  | Team of Independents | 6,774  | ✔  | 4
Bill Rayner  | Shore Community – Shore Seniors  | 3,322  | ✘  |
Allison Roe | Shore Future  | 7,320  | ✔  | 1
Michael Sheehy  | Independent  | 4,165  | ✘  |
Tracy Gwen Talbot  | Shore Future  | 4,157  | ✘  |
David Thornton  | NoMoreRates  | 3,117  | ✘  |
Anthony Wareham  | Independent  | 2,519  | ✘  |
INFORMAL | 108
BLANK | 523

## Board chairs

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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.[citation needed] Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.

## Demographics

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Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers 20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)[10] and had an estimated population of 61,200 as of June 2024,[1] with a population density of 3,054 people per km2.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

2006| 52,653| —
2013| 55,470| +0.75%
2018| 57,975| +0.89%
2023| 58,005| +0.01%
Source: [11][12]
Ethnicities, 2023 Census  Ethnicity  | Population

|

New Zealand European  |

38,493

Māori  |

3,603

Pasifika  |

1,695

Asian  |

16,842

MELAA  |

1,812

Other  |

573

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 24,093 dwellings. 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, 26,841 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,362 (17.9%) aged 65 or older.[12]

Ethnicities were 66.4% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 2.9% Pasifika, 29.0% Asian, 3.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.0% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.[12]

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area had a population of 57,975 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 20,760 households, comprising 27,903 males and 30,069 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 43.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.3% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 1.2% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18,423 (38.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,798 (8.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12,798 people (26.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,724 (49.9%) people were employed full-time, 7,008 (14.7%) were part-time, and 1,431 (3.0%) were unemployed.[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
2. ^ "About Devonport-Takapuna". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
3. ^ "Contact Devonport-Takapuna Local Board members". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
4. ^ "Local elections 2022 | Official results" (PDF). www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Auckland Council. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
5. ^ "Local Government Members (2024/25) Determination 2024". legislation.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
6. ^ "Auckland Council 2019 Election Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 October 2019.
7. ^ "Election results 2016". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
8. ^ Local elections 2016: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board candidates
9. ^ "21 October 2013 - Declaration of result of election for Auckland Council 2013 elections". www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
10. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
11. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area (CMB07605). 2018 Census place summary: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area
12. ^ a b c "2023 Census national and subnational usually resident population counts and dwelling counts" (Microsoft Excel). Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/organisation/devonport-takapuna-local-board

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Former councils|

* Rodney
* North Shore City
* Waitakere City
* Auckland City
* Manukau City
* Papakura
* Franklin

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Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area, Auckland, New Zealand

Populated places|

* Bayswater
* Belmont
* Castor Bay
* Devonport
* Forrest Hill
* Hauraki
* Milford
* Narrow Neck
* Stanley Point
* Sunnynook
* Takapuna

Geographic features|

* Lake Pupuke
* Mt Victoria
* North Head
* Shoal Bay
* Takapuna Fossil Forest

Facilities and attractions|

* Devonport Museum
* O'Neill's Point Cemetery
* The PumpHouse Theatre
* Torpedo Bay Navy Museum
* Victoria Theatre

Government|

* Auckland Council
* Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
* North Shore ward
* North Shore City Council (defunct)

Organisations|

* North Shore United AFC
* Takapuna AFC

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