Public notice: Auckland Council - Representation Review 2025
In accordance with section 19R of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the Local Government Commission determines that for at least the triennial general election of Auckland Council to be held on 11 October 2025, the following representation arrangements will
apply:
As delineated on Plan LG-076-2025-W-1, Auckland will be divided into wards and will be represented by a Governing Body comprising the mayor and 20 councillors elected as follows:
|
Ward |
Councillors |
Plan delineating area |
|
Rodney |
1 |
LG-076-2025-W-2 |
|
Albany |
2 |
LG-076-2025-W-3 |
|
North Shore |
2 |
LG-076-2025-W-4 |
|
Waitākere |
2 |
LGC-Ak-W4 |
|
Waitematā and Gulf |
1 |
LG-076-2025-W-5 |
|
Whau |
1 |
LGC-Ak-W5 |
|
Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa |
2 |
LG-076-2025-W-6 |
|
Ōrākei |
1 |
LG-076-2025-W-7 |
|
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki |
1 |
LG-076-2025-W-8 |
|
Howick |
2 |
LG-076-2025-W-9 |
|
Manukau |
2 |
LGC-Ak-W10 |
|
Manurewa-Papakura |
2 |
LGC-Ak-W12 |
|
Franklin |
1 |
LG-076-2025-W-10 |
|
Total |
20 |
|
There will be 21 local boards, seven of which will be subdivided, as follows:
|
Local Board / Subdivision |
Members |
Plan delineating area |
|
Rodney Local Board |
|
LG-076-2025-LB-1 |
|
Northern Rodney Subdivision |
2 |
LG-076-2025-S-1 |
|
Southern Kaipara Subdivision |
2 |
LG-076-2025-S-2 |
|
Warkworth Subdivision |
2 |
LG-076-2025-S-3 |
|
Kumeū Subdivision |
2 |
LG-076-2025-S-4 |
|
Dairy Flat Subdivision |
1 |
LG-076-2025-S-5 |
|
Total |
9 |
|
|
Hibiscus and Bays Local Board |
|
LGC-Ak-LB2 |
|
Hibiscus Coast Subdivision |
4 |
LGC-Ak-LB2 |
|
East Coast Bays Subdivision |
4 |
LGC-Ak-LB2 |
|
Total |
8 |
|
|
Upper Harbour Local Board |
6 |
LG-076-2025-LB-2 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Kaipātiki Local Board |
8 |
LG-076-2025-LB-3 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board |
6 |
LG-076-2025-LB-4 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Henderson-Massey Local Board |
8 |
LGC-Ak-LB6 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Waitākere Ranges Local Board |
6 |
LGC-Ak-LB7 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board |
5 |
LGC-Ak-LB13 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Waiheke Local Board |
5 |
LGC-Ak-LB12 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Waitematā Local Board |
7 |
LG-075-2025-LB-5 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Whau Local Board |
7 |
LGC-Ak-LB8 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Albert-Eden Local Board |
|
LGC-Ak-LB9 |
|
Ōwairaka Subdivision |
4 |
LGC-Ak-LB9 |
|
Maungawhau Subdivision |
4 |
LGC-Ak-LB9 |
|
Total |
8 |
|
|
Puketāpapa Local Board |
6 |
LG-076-2025-LB-6 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Ōrākei Local Board |
7 |
LG-076-2025-LB-7 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board |
|
LG-076-2025-LB-8 |
|
Maungakiekie Subdivision |
3 |
LG-076-2025-S-6 |
|
Tāmaki Subdivision |
4 |
LG-076-2025-S-7 |
|
Total |
7 |
|
|
Howick Local Board |
|
LG-076-2025-LB-9 |
|
Pakuranga Subdivision |
3 |
LG-076-2025-S-8 |
|
Howick Subdivision |
3 |
LG-076-2025-S-9 |
|
Botany Subdivision |
2 |
LG-076-2025-S-10 |
|
Flat Bush Subdivision |
3 |
LG-076-2025-S-11 |
|
Total |
11 |
|
|
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board |
7 |
LGC-Ak-LB16 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board |
|
LGC-Ak-LB17 |
|
Papatoetoe Subdivision |
4 |
LGC-Ak-LB17 |
|
Ōtara Subdivision |
3 |
LGC-Ak-LB17 |
|
Total |
7 |
|
|
Manurewa Local Board |
8 |
LGC-Ak-LB19 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Papakura Local Board |
6 |
LGC-Ak-LB20 |
|
No subdivisions |
|
|
|
Franklin Local Board |
|
LG-2025-076-LB-10 |
|
Waiuku Subdivision |
2 |
LG-076-2025-S-12 |
|
Pukekohe Subdivision |
4 |
LG-076-2025-S-13 |
|
Wairoa Subdivision |
3 |
LG-076-2025-S-14 |
|
Total |
9 |
|
The ratio of population to be elected members for each ward will be as follows:
|
Wards |
Population* |
Number of members |
Population per member |
Deviation from average population per member |
% deviation from average population per member |
|
Rodney |
81,000 |
1 |
81,000 |
-5,965 |
-6.86 |
|
Albany |
191,390 |
2 |
95,695 |
+8,730 |
+10.04 |
|
North Shore |
150,110 |
2 |
75,055 |
-11,910 |
-13.70 |
|
Waitākere |
187,000 |
2 |
93,500 |
+6,535 |
+7.51 |
|
Waitematā and Gulf |
94,050 |
1 |
94,050 |
+7,085 |
+8.15 |
|
Whau |
86,300 |
1 |
86,300 |
-665 |
-0.76 |
|
Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa |
163,720 |
2 |
81,860 |
-5,105 |
-5.87 |
|
Ōrākei |
86,130 |
1 |
86,130 |
-835 |
-0.96 |
|
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki |
84,100 |
1 |
84,100 |
-2,865 |
-3.29 |
|
Howick |
157,700 |
2 |
78,850 |
-8,115 |
-9.33 |
|
Manukau |
185,800 |
2 |
92,900 |
+5,935 |
+6.82 |
|
Manurewa-Papakura |
186,700 |
2 |
93,350 |
+6,385 |
+7.34 |
|
Franklin |
85,300 |
1 |
85,300 |
-1,665 |
-1.91 |
|
Total |
1,739,300 |
20 |
86,965 |
|
|
The population each local board will represent will be as follows:
|
Local board |
Population* |
Number of members |
Population per member |
|
Rodney |
81,000 |
9 |
9,000 |
|
Hibiscus and Bays |
117,200 |
8 |
14,650 |
|
Upper Harbour |
74,200 |
6 |
12,383 |
|
Kaipātiki |
91,500 |
8 |
11,438 |
|
Devonport-Takapuna |
58,600 |
6 |
9,767 |
|
Henderson-Massey |
131,400 |
8 |
16,425 |
|
Waitākere Ranges |
55,600 |
6 |
9,267 |
|
Aotea/Great Barrier |
1,050 |
5 |
210 |
|
Waiheke |
9,420 |
5 |
1,884 |
|
Waitematā |
86,700 |
7 |
12,386 |
|
Whau |
86,300 |
7 |
12,329 |
|
Albert-Eden |
99,500 |
8 |
12,438 |
|
Puketāpapa |
61,100 |
6 |
10,183 |
|
Ōrākei |
86,200 |
7 |
12,314 |
|
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki |
84,100 |
7 |
12,014 |
|
Howick |
157,700 |
11 |
14,336 |
|
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu |
89,200 |
7 |
12,743 |
|
Ōtara-Papatoetoe |
96,700 |
7 |
13,814 |
|
Manurewa |
110,900 |
8 |
13,863 |
|
Papakura |
75,800 |
6 |
12,633 |
|
Franklin |
85,300 |
9 |
9,478 |
|
Total |
1,739,570 |
|
|
The ratio of population to elected members for each local board subdivision will be as follows:
|
Local board subdivisions |
Population* |
Number of members |
Population per member |
Deviation from local board average population per member |
% deviation from local board average population per member |
|
|
Rodney Local Board |
||||||
|
Northern Rodney |
16,290 |
2 |
8,145 |
-846 |
-9.41 |
|
|
Southern Kaipara |
17,450 |
2 |
8,725 |
-266 |
-2.96 |
|
|
Warkworth |
17,910 |
2 |
8,955 |
-36 |
-0.40 |
|
|
Kumeū |
19,750 |
2 |
9,875 |
+884 |
+9.83 |
|
|
Dairy Flat |
9,520 |
1 |
9,520 |
+529 |
+5.88 |
|
|
Total |
80,960 |
9 |
8,991 |
|
|
|
|
Hibiscus and Bays Local Board |
||||||
|
Hibiscus Coast |
64,800 |
4 |
16,200 |
+1,563 |
+10.67 |
|
|
East Coast Bays |
52,300 |
4 |
13,075 |
-1,563 |
-10.67 |
|
|
Total |
117,100 |
8 |
14,638 |
|
|
|
|
Albert-Eden Local Board |
|
|||||
|
Ōwairaka |
50,200 |
4 |
12,550 |
+125 |
+1.01 |
|
|
Maungawhau |
49,200 |
4 |
12,300 |
-125 |
-1.01 |
|
|
Total |
99,400 |
8 |
12,425 |
|
|
|
|
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board |
|
|||||
|
Maungakiekie |
32,100 |
3 |
10,700 |
-1,314 |
-10.94 |
|
|
Tāmaki |
52,000 |
4 |
13,000 |
+986 |
+8.20 |
|
|
Total |
84,100 |
7 |
12,014 |
|
|
|
|
Howick Local Board |
|
|||||
|
Pakuranga |
43,100 |
3 |
14,367 |
+39 |
+0.27 |
|
|
Howick |
44,000 |
3 |
14,667 |
+339 |
+2.37 |
|
|
Botany |
27,840 |
2 |
13,920 |
-407 |
-2.84 |
|
|
Flat Bush |
42,660 |
3 |
14,220 |
-107 |
-0.75 |
|
|
Total |
157,600 |
11 |
14,327 |
|
|
|
|
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board |
|
|||||
|
Papatoetoe |
60,700 |
4 |
15,175 |
1,361 |
+9.85 |
|
|
Ōtara |
36,000 |
3 |
12,000 |
-1,814 |
-13.13 |
|
|
Total |
96,700 |
7 |
13,814 |
|
|
|
|
Franklin |
|
|||||
|
Waiuku |
16,350 |
2 |
8,175 |
-1,308 |
-13.80 |
|
|
Pukekohe |
41,800 |
4 |
10,450 |
+967 |
+10.19 |
|
|
Wairoa |
27,200 |
3 |
9,067 |
-417 |
-4.39 |
|
|
Total |
85,350 |
9 |
9,483 |
|
|
|
Under section 19V(6) of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the Commission upholds the decision of the Council not to comply with section 19V(2) in respect of:
The Albany and North Shore Wards, as compliance would limit effective representation of communities of interest by dividing communities of interest between wards;
The Hibiscus Coast and East Coast Bays Subdivisions of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board, as compliance would limit effective representation of communities of interest by splitting communities of interest between subdivisions;
The Maungakiekie Subdivision of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board, as compliance would limit effective representation of communities of interest by splitting communities of interest between subdivisions;
The Ōtara Subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board as compliance would limit effective representation of communities of interest by dividing communities of interest between wards and subdivisions and unite communities of interest with few commonalities of interest;
The Waiuku and Pukekohe Subdivisions of the Franklin Local Board, as compliance would limit effective representation of communities of interest by splitting communities of interest between subdivisions.
As required by section 19T(1)(b) and 19T(2)(b) of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the boundaries of the above wards, local boards and local board subdivisions coincide with the boundaries of current statistical meshblock areas determined by Statistics New
Zealand and used for Parliamentary electoral purposes.
The determination is available on the Commission’s website: Recent Determinations - Local Government Commission (lgc.govt.nz)
Penny Langley
Chief Executive Officer