Howick Local Board

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

Howick Local Board Te Poari ā-Rohe o Howick
Local board of Howick
Country	New Zealand
Region	Auckland
Territorial authority	Auckland Council
Ward	Howick Ward
Legislated	2010
Area [1]
• Land	69.70 km2 (26.91 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	170,000

Local Board Members
Leadership
Chairperson	Damian Light, Independent
Deputy chairperson	Bo Burns, #weknowhowick
Structure
Seats	9
Political groups	#weknowhowick / #weknowbotany (4)   Communities and Residents (2)   Practical not political (2)   Independent (1)
Length of term	3 years
Elections
Last election	2022
Next election	2025
Meeting place
Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga

The board's administrative area includes the suburbs Pakuranga, Howick, Flat Bush, and East Tāmaki,^[3] and covers much of east and south-east Auckland.^[4]

The board is governed by nine board members, with three elected from each of the boards three sub-divisions. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.

Geography

The area includes the large communities of Pakuranga and Howick, the newer suburbs of Botany and Flat Bush, and the area of East Tāmaki.^[5]

Demographics

Main article: Howick ward § Demographics

Howick Local Board Area covers 69.70 km² (26.91 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 170,000 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 2,439 people per km².

2022–2025 term

The board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections in October 2022 are:

Members	Affiliation		Subdivision	Position
Damian Light		Independent	Botany	Chair
Bo Burns		weknowhowick	Howick	Deputy chair
Mike Turinsky		Practical Not Political	Botany	Member
Peter Young		weknowbotany	Botany	Member
John Spiller		weknowhowick	Howick	Member
Adele White		weknowhowick	Howick	Member
Katrina Bungard		C&R – Communities and Residents	Pakuranga	Member
Bruce Kendall		Practical Not Political	Pakuranga	Member
David Collings		C&R – Communities and Residents	Pakuranga	Member

2019–2022 term

The board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections in October 2019 for the 2019-2022 term were:

Members	Affiliation		Subdivision	Position
Adele White		weknowhowick	Howick	Chair
John Spiller		weknowhowick	Howick	Deputy chair
Mike Turinsky		Practical Not Political	Botany	Member
Peter Young		C&R – Communities and Residents	Botany	Member
Bob Wichman		C&R – Communities and Residents	Botany	Member
Bo Burns[a]		weknowhowick	Howick	Member
Katrina Bungard		C&R – Communities and Residents	Pakuranga	Member
Bruce Kendall		Independent	Pakuranga	Member
David Collings		C&R – Communities and Residents	Pakuranga	Member

2016–2019 term

The 2016–2019 term ran from the 2016 local body elections to the local body elections in 2019. The board members were:^[6]

Members	Affiliation		Subdivision	Position
David Collings		Vision and Voice	Pakuranga	Chair
Katrina Bungard		Vision and Voice	Pakuranga	Deputy chair
Mike Turinsky[b]		Practical Not Political	Botany	Member
Peter Young		Vision and Voice	Botany	Member
Bob Wichman		Vision and Voice	Botany	Member
Jim Donald[c]		Ratepayers and Residents	Howick	Member
John Spiller		Vision and Voice	Howick	Member
Adele White		Vision and Voice	Howick	Member
Garry Boles		Vision and Voice	Pakuranga	Member

Lucy Schwaner, Vision and Voice - Botany, was elected at the 2016 election but resigned during the first board meeting following the re-election of David Collings as chairperson.^[7]

See also

• Howick Youth Council
• East Auckland
• Howick
• Pakuranga
• Flat Bush

Notes

1. Elected as ranking candidate Sharon Stewart was elected as councillor
2. Elected via 2017 byelection following resignation of Lucy Schwaner
3. Elected as ranking candidate Sharon Stewart was elected as councillor