Waitākere Ranges Local Board
Waitākere Ranges Local Board
Te Poari ā-Rohe o Te Ika Whenua o Waitākere | |
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Waitākere Ranges Local Board Office next to a Four Square in Glen Eden | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland |
| Territorial authority | Auckland Council |
| Ward | Waitākere Ward |
| Legislated | 2010 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 305.75 km2 (118.05 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 56,900 |
| • Density | 186/km2 (482/sq mi) |
Local Board Members | |
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| Leadership | |
Chairperson | Mark Allen, Future West |
Deputy Chairperson | Greg Presland, Future West |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 6 |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2025 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| 39 Glenmall Place, Glen Eden | |
Waitākere Ranges Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's Waitākere Ward councillors.
The board's administrative area includes the suburbs of Titirangi, Glen Eden, Konini and Swanson and the towns of Te Henga (Bethells Beach), Piha, Karekare, Huia and Laingholm, and covers the area from Waitākere Ranges to O'Neill Bay. The total population residing in the board's area, in the 2013 New Zealand census, was 48,396.
The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.