The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway. This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council, which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board. Geography The local board area includes the major suburbs of Devonport and Takapuna. It also includes the smaller suburbs of Castor Bay, Forrest Hill, Milford, Lake Pupuke, Belmont, Narrow Neck, Stanley Bay, Bayswater and Shoal Bay.

The area extends from Sunnynook and Castor Bay in the north, to Stanley Bay and Devonport in the south, to State Highway 1. It features Mt Victoria, North Head, and the large volcanic crater of Lake Pupuke. 2025-2028 term The current board members for the 2025-2028 term, elected at the 2025 local elections, are: NameAffiliationPositionTrish Deans IndependentChairpersonScott MacArthurA Fresh ApproachDeputy ChairpersonTerence HarpurA Fresh ApproachBoard memberGeorge WoodCommunities and ResidentsBoard memberGavin BuschCommunities and ResidentsBoard memberGarth Ellingham Board member

2022-2025 term The board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, were: NameTicket (if any)PositionToni van TonderA Fresh ApproachChairpersonTerence HarpurA Fresh ApproachDeputy ChairpersonGeorge Wood C & R North ShoreBoard memberMelissa PowellA Fresh ApproachBoard memberGavin BuschC & R North ShoreBoard memberPeter Allen A Fresh ApproachBoard member

Election results 2022 results

2019 results NameAffiliationVotesAidan BennettA Fresh Approach7258Jan O'ConnorHeart of the Shore6825George WoodTeam George Wood6141Toni van TonderA Fresh Approach6088Ruth JacksonHeart of the Shore5903Trish DeansHeart of the Shore5687Michael SheehyTeam George Wood5226Danny WatsonA Fresh Approach5081Paul CornishKeep our Open Spaces4898Jenn McKenzieTeam George Wood4564Iain ReaHeart of the Shore4370Ian RevellTeam George Wood4282Gavin BuschTeam George Wood4275Donald HorsborughIndependent2803Mary-Anne Benson-CooperIndependent2657John WoodFuture Focus2286Kevin BrettThe Trump New Zealand Party905Dorothea Akenese ScanlanThe Trump New Zealand Party643INFORMAL74BLANK1039

2016 results NameAffiliationVotesMary-Ann Benson-CooperIndependent3,736Kevin BrettIndependent1,391Gavin BuschTeam George Wood4,858Don Campbellnone2,383Mike CohenCommunity Before Council8,687✔Trish DeansShore Action5,262Fay FreemanAuckland Future4,337Grant GillonShore Action7,640✔John HillIndependent1,782Nick KearneyTeam George Wood4,917Rohan LordShore Action4,560Jennifer McKenzieTeam George Wood5,375✔Jan O'ConnorShore Action6,688✔Ian RevellTeam George Wood4,929Michael SheehyTeam George Wood5,642✔Bruce TubbIndependent2,043Garry VenusShore Action4,509George WoodTeam George Wood8,099✔INFORMAL114BLANK1,218

2013 results NameAffiliationVotesElected#Aidan BennettShore Future4,650 ✘Mary-Anne Benson-CooperIndependent2,490 ✘Joseph BerginFair Deal For Shore6,377 ✔Kevin BrettIndependent913 ✘Mike CohenCommunity Before Council7,072 ✔3Chris DarbyShore Future9,443✔(-)Withdrew after elected North Shore Ward CouncillorDave DonaldsonShore Future4,278 ✘Deborah DoughertyConservative1,843 ✘Grant GillonTeam of Independents7,185 ✔2Dianne HaleShore Future6,628 ✔5Craig Hans JensenConservative1,743 ✘Jan O'ConnorTeam of Independents6,774 ✔4Bill RaynerShore Community – Shore Seniors3,322 ✘Allison RoeShore Future7,320 ✔1Michael SheehyIndependent4,165 ✘Tracy Gwen TalbotShore Future4,157 ✘David ThorntonNoMoreRates3,117 ✘Anthony WarehamIndependent2,519 ✘INFORMAL108BLANK523

Board chairs The board chair is the head of the six-person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the chair and deputy chair alternate 18 month periods of the three-year term. Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.

Demographics Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Devonport-Takapuna had a population of 58,005 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (0.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,535 people (4.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 28,125 males, 29,691 females and 189 people of other genders in 21,378 dwellings. 3.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9,954 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 10,839 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 26,847 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,362 (17.9%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 66.4% European (Pākehā); 6.2% Māori; 2.9% Pasifika; 29.0% Asian; 3.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.6%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 30.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 44.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 31.0% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, 1.6% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.3% Jewish, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.8%, and 5.8% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 20,553 (42.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 18,864 (39.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 8,622 (17.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 10,323 people (21.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 24,648 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 6,819 (14.2%) were part-time, and 1,143 (2.4%) were unemployed.

References

External links

https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/organisation/devonport-takapuna-local-board