The Kaipātiki Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's North Shore Ward councillors. It covers Glenfield south to Northcote Point. Its eastern border is the Northern Motorway and its western border is the Waitematā Harbour. The board sits within the Glenfield Library building on Bentley Ave, Glenfield. AUT's Akoranga Campus is the only tertiary institution in the North Shore ward, and it is in the Kaipātiki board area. Geography It includes the suburbs of Totara Vale, Wairau Valley, Bayview, Glenfield, Birkdale, Beach Haven, Hillcrest, Chatswood, Northcote, Northcote Point and Birkenhead. Demographics Kaipātiki Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Kaipātiki had a population of 88,128 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 141 people (−0.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 5,634 people (6.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 43,440 males, 44,343 females and 345 people of other genders in 29,928 dwellings. 4.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 16,125 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 17,787 (20.2%) aged 15 to 29, 42,936 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 11,283 (12.8%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 56.5% European (Pākehā); 9.4% Māori; 6.6% Pasifika; 34.8% Asian; 3.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 92.3%, Māori language by 1.9%, Samoan by 1.1%, and other languages by 31.8%. No language could be spoken by 2.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 45.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 32.6% Christian, 3.3% Hindu, 1.8% Islam, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.0%, and 5.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 27,108 (37.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 28,863 (40.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 16,032 (22.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 11,682 people (16.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 41,247 (57.3%) people were employed full-time, 8,976 (12.5%) were part-time, and 1,893 (2.6%) were unemployed.
2025-2028 term The current board members for the 2025-2028 term, elected at the 2025 local elections, are: NameAffiliationPositionDanielle GrantShore ActionChairpersonMelanie KenrickShore ActionDeputy ChairpersonPaula GillonShore ActionBoard memberJanet TupouShore ActionBoard memberTim SpringShore ActionBoard memberDr Raymond TangShore ActionBoard memberDave KaioShore ActionBoard memberEmma Ryburn-PhengsavathIndependentBoard member
2022-2025 term The board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected in the 2022 Auckland local elections, were: NamePartyPositionJohn GillonShore ActionChairpersonDanielle GrantShore ActionDeputy ChairpersonPaula GillonShore ActionMelanie KenrickShore ActionAdrian TylerShore ActionJanet TupouShore ActionErica HannamShore ActionTim SpringShore Action
Election results
2022 Election results
The results of the 2022 local board election. NamePartyVotesJohn GillonShore Action12,090Danielle GrantShore Action11,940Paula GillonShore Action10,499Melanie KenrickShore Action9,067Adrian TylerShore Action8,368Janet TupouShore Action7,029Erica HannamShore Action6,011Tim SpringShore Action5,923Raymond Tan5,878Andrew ShawLiving Kaipātiki5,800Dave KaioLabour5,487Matthew CampbellLabour5,140Liz HurleyLabour5,135Lleuarne PanohoLabour4,974Sesalina SetuLabour4,923Ngozi PensonIndependent4,654Ryan NichollsLiving Kaipātiki3,624Joe Zhou3,264Daniel BercichIndependent3,195Emma Ryburn-Phengsavath2,819Tim MarshallIndependent2,139Murrey Dearlove1,440Mark Lowrie527INFORMAL59BLANK1552
2019 Election results The following table is the results from the election. Those in bold won seats. NamePartyVotesJohn GillonShore Action9810Danielle GrantShore Action9522Paula GillonShore Action8615Melanie KenrickShore Action8048Ann HartleyKaipātiki Voice 7941Cindy SchmidtKaipātiki Voice 7838Adrian TylerShore Action 7492Andrew ShawKaipātiki Voice 6021Louis HartleyKaipātiki Voice 5924Anne-Elise SmithsonShore Action 5836Frances WaakaKaipātiki Voice 5470Shannon LeiluaKaipātiki Voice 5016Trevor CourtierIndependent 4329Jesse JensonIndependent 3134Murrey Dearlove2742INFORMAL37BLANK1195
2016 results NamePartyVotesRichard HillsKaipātiki Voice13026Ann HartleyKaipātiki Voice11084John GillonShore Action10766Paula GillonShore Action8921Kay McIntyreKaipātiki Voice8906Lindsay WaughKaipātiki Voice8747Danielle GrantAuckland Future7700Anne-Elise SmithsonShore Action7014Adrian TylerShore Action6934Sarah NilsonShore Action6279Frances WaakaIndependent4935Rebecca ShallKaipātiki Voice4723Lisa DucatShore Action4699Trevor CourtierIndependent 4433Ghadair AlshemariIndependent4142Kevin Moorhead3961Kevin O'Grady3424INFORMAL64BLANK1640 Richard Hills became ineligible to be elected to the local board, despite being the highest polling candidate, as he was elected North Shore Ward Councillor.
References
External links
Kaipātiki Local Board, Auckland Council