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 Auckland.
The board was initially governed by nine board members, with three elected from each of the boards three sub-divisions: Pakuranga, Howick and Botany. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.
In 2025, the number of board members increased to eleven with the introduction of a new subdivision for Flat Bush.
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.
2025-2028 term Due to its growing population, a new subdivision for Flat Bush, electing three additional board members, was introduced at the 2025 local elections. In turn, the number of members elected from the Botany subdivision was reduced from three to two.
The current board members for the 2025-2028 term, elected at the 2025 local elections, are: NameAffiliationSubdivisionPositionBruce KendallCommunities and ResidentsPakurangaChairpersonKai ZengHealthy and HappyFlat BushDeputy ChairpersonDamian LightIndependentBotanyBoard memberMike TurinskyPractical not PoliticalBotanyBoard memberKrish NaiduFlat Bush FirstFlat BushBoard memberPeter YoungHealthy and HappyFlat BushBoard memberLuke CollingsCommunities and ResidentsHowickBoard memberJohn Spiller#weknowhowickHowickBoard memberAdele White#weknowhowickHowickBoard memberKatrina BungardPakurangaBoard memberJack CollinsCommunities and ResidentsPakurangaBoard member
2022–2025 term The board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections in October 2022 were: MembersAffiliationSubdivisionPositionDamian LightIndependentBotanyChairpersonBo Burns#weknowhowickHowickDeputy ChairpersonMike TurinskyPractical Not PoliticalBotanyBoard memberPeter Young#weknowbotanyBotanyBoard memberJohn Spiller#weknowhowickHowickBoard memberAdele White#weknowhowickHowickBoard memberKatrina BungardCommunities and ResidentsPakurangaBoard memberBruce KendallPractical Not PoliticalPakurangaBoard memberDavid CollingsCommunities and ResidentsPakurangaBoard member
2019–2022 term The board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections in October 2019 for the 2019–2022 term were: MembersAffiliationSubdivisionPositionAdele White#weknowhowickHowickChairpersonJohn Spiller#weknowhowickHowickDeputy ChairpersonMike TurinskyPractical Not PoliticalBotanyBoard memberPeter YoungCommunities and ResidentsBotanyBoard memberBob WichmanCommunities and ResidentsBotanyBoard memberBo Burns#weknowhowickHowickBoard memberKatrina BungardCommunities and ResidentsPakurangaBoard memberBruce KendallIndependentPakurangaBoard memberDavid CollingsCommunities and ResidentsPakurangaBoard member
2016–2019 term The 2016–2019 term ran from the 2016 local body elections to the local body elections in 2019. The board members were: MembersAffiliationSubdivisionPositionDavid CollingsVision and VoicePakurangaChairpersonKatrina BungardVision and VoicePakurangaDeputy ChairpersonMike TurinskyPractical Not PoliticalBotanyBoard memberPeter YoungVision and VoiceBotanyBoard memberBob WichmanVision and VoiceBotanyBoard memberJim DonaldRatepayers and ResidentsHowickBoard memberJohn SpillerVision and VoiceHowickBoard memberAdele WhiteVision and VoiceHowickBoard memberGarry BolesVision and VoicePakurangaBoard member Lucy Schwaner, Vision and Voice - Botany, was elected at the 2016 election but resigned during the first board meeting following the re-election of David Collings as chairperson.
See also
Howick Youth Council East Auckland Howick Pakuranga Flat Bush
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