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David Collings (politician)
Howick Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is overseen by the council's Howick Ward councillors. The board's administrative area includes the suburbs Pakuranga, Howick, Flat Bush, and East Tāmaki, and covers much of east and south-east Auckland. 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. Demographics Howick Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. 2022–2025 term The board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections in October 2022 are: 2019–2022 term The board members, elected at the 2019 local body election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Boards Of Auckland Council
Auckland Council () is the local government in New Zealand, local government municipal council, council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority that also has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a Regions of New Zealand, regional council and so is a unitary authority, according to the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, which established the council. The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. It is the largest council in Oceania, with a $3 billion annual budget, $29 billion of ratepayer equity, and 9,870 full-time staff as of 30 June 2016. The council began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the previous regional council and the region's seven city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city". The council was es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakuranga
Pakuranga is an eastern suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. Pakuranga covers a series of low ridges and previously swampy flats, now drained, that lie between the Pakuranga Creek and Tamaki River, two estuary, estuarial arms of the Hauraki Gulf. It is located to the north of Manukau and 15 kilometres southeast of the Auckland CBD. Geography Pakuranga is located on the eastern shores of the Tāmaki River, on a peninsula formed between the river and the Pakuranga Creek to the south. In the 19th Century, inland Pakuranga was a peat wetland, dominated by ''Cordyline australis'' (tī kōuka / cabbage trees). Climate Etymology The name Pakuranga is a contraction of ("The Battle of the Sun's Rays"), a traditional Tāmaki Māori story involving a battle between the supernatural Patupaiarehe, Tūrehu people of the Waitākere Ranges, Waitākere and Hunua Ranges, Hunua ranges, where magic was used to turn warriors into stone using the sun's rays. The gods Mataaho and Rū ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Auckland
East Auckland () is one of the major geographical regions of Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. Settled in the 14th century, the area is part of the traditional lands of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. The area was developed into farmland in the 1840s, and the town of Howick, New Zealand, Howick was established as a defensive outpost by fencibles (retired British Army soldiers) to protect Auckland. Coastal holiday communities developed in the area from the 1910s, and from the 1950s underwent major redevelopment into a suburban area of greater Auckland. From the 1980s, the area saw significant Asian New Zealander migrant communities develop. Definition and names Most definitions of East Auckland include the Howick (local board area), Howick local board area, which includes suburbs such as Botany, New Zealand, Botany, Bucklands Beach, Howick, New Zealand, Howick, Flat Bush and Pakuranga. Sometimes suburbs of the eastern Auckland isthmus are included in the definition, such as Glen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howick Youth Council
The Howick Youth Council (HYC) is a youth voice organisation covering the region of the Howick Local Board in Auckland, New Zealand. The council runs events in East Auckland, advocates on behalf of youth and facilitates Auckland Council consultation. Operating in the suburbs of Howick, Pakuranga, Botany Downs and Ormiston, the group represents the youth in the population of 140,000 people living in the boundaries of the Howick Local Board. Howick Youth Council's 3 main goals are to offer opportunities, represent, and empower the youth of East Auckland. Structure The council has roughly three dozen members and functions on a team-based structure. There is a Leadership Team, 4 Project Teams, and a Communications Team. The Leadership Team consists of a Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, a Council Community Lead, Secretary, Treasurer, and Communications Lead. The Project Teams aim at creating events to engage the youth of East Auckland. The Communications Teams aim at creating prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 New Zealand Local Elections
The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001, meaning 8 October 2016. Electoral systems The local elections were held using postal ballots. Most city and district councils and all but one regional council used the first-past-the-post (FPP) voting system, with the exception of the following six city and district councils that use the single transferable vote (STV) voting system: * Dunedin City Council * Kāpiti Coast District Council * Marlborough District Council * Palmerston North City Council * Porirua City Council * Wellington City Council The Wellington Regional Council was the sole regional council to use the STV system. Environment Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Stewart (politician)
Sharon Stewart is a New Zealand politician who is an Auckland Councillor for the Howick ward. She is also the chair of Auckland Council's Civil Defence and Emergency Management Committee. Stewart assumed the role in 2013. Political career She was awarded the Queen's Service Medal (QSM) in 1998 for services to Howick. Stewart served on the Manukau City Council for twelve years, between 1998 and 2010. The councillor was instrumental in helping aid New Zealand rescue efforts in the 1999 Jiji earthquake. On the Manukau council, she was an advocate against 3G cell tower construction, in her local area, on the basis of decreased property values and "health risk . In the 2010 Auckland Council elections, Stewart won a seat on the Auckland Council, topping the poll in the Howick ward. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Auckland Local Elections
The 2019 Auckland Council election took place between September and October 2019 by Postal voting, postal vote as part of 2019 New Zealand local elections, nation-wide local elections. The elections were the fourth since the merger of seven councils into the Auckland Council, which is composed of the Mayor of Auckland, mayor and 20 councillors, and 149 members of 21 local boards. Twenty-one district health board members and 41 licensing trust members were also elected. Mayoral election The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff, sought a second term and was re-elected ahead of second highest polling candidate John Tamihere. Governing body elections Twenty members were elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards, using the first past the post vote system. The Auckland Future ticket, holding four local body seats since 2016, announced in March 2019 that it would not field candidates. Mike Lee (New Zealand politician), Mike Lee, sitting councillor for Waitemata and Gulf ward, ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Kendall
Anthony Bruce Kendall (born 27 June 1964) is a two-time Olympic medallist in sailing for New Zealand. He has served as an elected member of the Howick Local Board since 2019. Yachting Kendall's family are sailors. He began sailing in the P-class and Starlings before progressing to crewing 470 and keelboats. When he was 14 he turned to windsurfing. Olympics Competing in boardsailing, Kendall's first medal was a bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he improved to win the gold medal. Kendall also competed at the following Olympics in Barcelona, just failing to win another medal due to faulty equipment. The fin on his Lechner board, which were supplied by the Olympic regatta organisers in those days, snapped in the third race.New Zealand's Greatest Olympians – Number 18: Bruce Kendall, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, 19 July 2016 5:00am At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Kendall was a sailing coach for the New Zealand te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Auckland Local Elections
The 2022 Auckland Council election was held in September and October 2022 by postal vote as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. Auckland Council governs the whole region, with 20 councillors and 1 Mayor of Auckland, mayor elected. 149 members of 21 local boards were also elected, as well as 35 members of Licensing trust, licensing trusts. Mayoral election The incumbent mayor, Phil Goff, did not stand for re-election. Wayne Brown (New Zealand politician), Wayne Brown was elected mayor. Council elections Twenty members were elected to the Auckland Council, across thirteen wards, using the first past the post vote system. The final candidate list was released on 16 August. Provisional results were announced on 8 October. Preliminary results were released on 9 October. Official and final results were released on 15 October. Summary Details Local boards After the congl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botany, New Zealand
Botany is a suburb of the East Auckland in New Zealand. It developed in the early 2000s, and is centred around the Botany Town Centre commercial area. Since , a general electorate, , has reflected the name of the suburb. Etymology The suburb is named after Botany Road, which is in turn was named after Botany Bay in Australia, which has been visited by James Cook. Botany became used as a name for the area in 1999, and was popularised after the opening of the Botany Town Centre. History Botany Road likely began life as a moa track, and later developed into inland ''ara'' (walkways) by Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. During the latter 19th and 20th Centuries, the area was predominantly farmland. In 1946, the area west of Botany was considered a potential location for the new international airport, which was eventually constructed in Māngere. The Botany Town Centre shopping precinct opened in 2001. This led to the area being established as a suburb, although its borders are ill-defin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 New Zealand Local Elections
The 2010 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. All elections are conducted by postal ballot, with election day being Saturday 9 October 2010. Elected were: * Mayors and councillors for all 67 territorial authority councils * Councillors for 10 regional councils, (all regional councils had elections except Canterbury Regional Council, and the Auckland Regional Council which will be replaced by the Auckland Council) * Members of all 20 District Health Boards (DHBs) * Members for all 21 local boards of the Auckland Council * Various local and community boards and licensing trusts. Except for all DHBs and six territorial authorities, officials were elected by the First Past the Post system. Members of DHBs and mayors and councillors in six territorial authorities, including Wellington City and Dunedin City, were elected using the Single Transferable Vote system. Dates Under section 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Tāmaki
East Tāmaki is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is a largely industrial area adjacent to a rapidly growing population. Prior to the 1960s it was largely a dairy farming area. A landmark is Smales Mountain which in 2010 has the remains of an old Pā, a stone field garden, an early church, and farm homestead. A newer landmark is the Fo Guang Shan Temple, Auckland, Fo Guang Shan Temple which was the largest Buddhist temple in New Zealand when it opened in 2007. History Te Puke o Tara (literally; ‘The Hill of Tara’); known also for a time as Smales Mount. Te Puke o Tara was the home of paramount chief Tara Te Irirangi of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Ngāi Tai iwi. One of East Tāmaki's prominent volcanic cones, and prior to European settlement in the area was the site of a scoria cone . Like most of Auckland, the East Tāmaki landscape is volcanic in origin and forms a part of what is known as the East Tāmaki volcanic field, with Te Puke o Tara and Mātanginui (Greenmount) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
