Ōrākei Local Board

Ōrākei Local Board Te Poari ā-Rohe o Ōrākei
Local board of Ōrākei
Ōrākei Local Board office in Meadowbank
Country	New Zealand
Region	Auckland
Territorial authority	Auckland Council
Ward	Ōrākei ward
Legislated	2010
Area [1]
• Land	32.35 km^2 (12.49 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	87,400

Local Board Members
Leadership
Chairperson	Scott Milne JP, C & R
Deputy chairperson	Sarah Powrie, C & R
Structure
Seats	7
Political groups	Communities and Residents (7)
Length of term	3 years
Elections
Last election	2022
Next election	2025
Meeting place
25 St Johns Road, Meadowbank

The Ōrākei Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council. It is coterminous with the Ōrākei ward. It was chaired in its first two terms by local politician Desley Simpson following the 2010 and 2013 elections. In the 2016 elections, Simpson stood for and won the Orakei ward councillor seat on Auckland Council. Colin Davis took her place as Chair.

Governance

The board consists of 7 members who were elected in the 2022 local elections.

Demographics

Main article: Ōrākei ward § Demographics

Ōrākei Local Board Area covers 32.35 km^2 (12.49 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 87,400 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,702 people per km^2.

2022 local elections

Between September and October 2022, the 2022 Auckland local elections took place. The board members elected for the 2022-2025 term were:[3]

• Troy Churton, C&R - Communities & Residents (18,961 votes)
• David Wong, C&R - Communities & Residents (18,488 votes)
• Scott Milne, C&R - Communities & Residents (18,422 votes)
• Penny Tucker, C&R - Communities & Residents (18,251 votes)
• Sarah Powrie, C&R - Communities & Residents (17,501 votes)
• Margaret Voyce, C&R - Communities & Residents (16,352 votes)
• Angus Mcphee, C&R - Communities & Residents (16,119 votes)

References

1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Ōrākei Local Board – confirmed". Auckland Council. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

External links

• Ōrākei Local Board

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