Whau Local Board

Whau Local Board
Te Poari ā-Rohe o Whau
Whau in Auckland
Whau in Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
Territorial authorityAuckland
WardWhau ward
Legislated2010
Area
 • Land26.82 km2 (10.36 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total91,400
Local Board Members
Leadership
Chairperson
Kay Thomas, Labour
Deputy chairperson
Fasitua Amosa, Labour
Structure
Seats7
Political groups
  •   Labour (5)
  •   Independents (2)
Length of term
3 years
Elections
Last election
2022
Next election
2025
Meeting place
31 Totara Avenue, New Lynn

The Whau Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is the only local board overseen by the council's Whau Ward councillor.

The Whau board, named after the Whau River estuary which runs through the board area, covers the suburbs of Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, Kelston, New Lynn and New Windsor.[3]

The board consists of seven members elected at large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Whau ward and local board map" (PDF). Retrieved 23 July 2010.