Manurewa Local Board

The Manurewa Local Board (Māori: Te Poari ā-Rohe o Manurewa) is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is overseen by the Manurewa-Papakura ward councillor.

The local board area includes the areas of Wiri, Hillpark, Manurewa East, Homai, Weymouth and Wattle Downs.

The area covered by the Manurewa Local Board includes a mixture of hills and Manukau Harbour coastline. It incorporates both the main suburb of Manurewa. and the surrounding suburbs of Manukau Heights, Totara Heights, Hillpark, Randwick Park, The Gardens, Alfriston, Wattle Downs, Weymouth, Clendon Park, Homai and Wiri.

There is an extensive range of shops along Great South Road, including Southmall Manurewa, while the Wiri industrial park is a major employment centre. Other features of the area include Auckland Botanic Gardens, Manurewa Aquatic Centre and the Randwick Park.

Manurewa Local Board Area covers 37.10 km² (14.32 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 108,900 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,935 people per km².

Manurewa Local Board Area had a population of 98,784 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 3,114 people (3.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 16,542 people (20.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 49,302 males, 49,233 females and 249 people of other genders in 25,938 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 24,000 people (24.3%) aged under 15 years, 23,682 (24.0%) aged 15 to 29, 41,994 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 9,105 (9.2%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 24.5% European (Pākehā); 25.2% Māori; 39.9% Pasifika; 27.6% Asian; 2.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.7%, Māori language by 6.4%, Samoan by 13.4%, and other languages by 24.8%. No language could be spoken by 3.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 38.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 44.0% Christian, 8.1% Hindu, 3.1% Islam, 2.6% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 5.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 29.1%, and 6.6% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 11,724 (15.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 35,688 (47.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 27,378 (36.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $37,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 4,629 people (6.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 37,782 (50.5%) people were employed full-time, 6,786 (9.1%) were part-time, and 3,870 (5.2%) were unemployed.

The current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:

The board members for the 2019-2022 term, elected at the 2019 local body elections, were:

• Joseph Allan, Manurewa Action Team – (7027 votes)
• Anne Candy, Manurewa Action Team – (6712 votes)
• Rangi McLean, Manurewa Action Team – (6695 votes)
• Ken Penney, Manurewa Action Team – (6682 votes)
• Glenn Murphy, Manurewa Action Team – (6041 votes)
• Melissa Atama, Manurewa Action Team – (6030 votes)
• David Pizzini, Manurewa Action Team – (5843 votes)
• Tabetha Gorrie, Manurewa Action Team – (4963 votes)

The board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 elections were:

• Angela Dalton (Chair)
• Stella Cattle (Deputy chair)
• Joseph Allan
• Rangi McLean
• Sarah Colcord
• Angela Cunningham-Marino
• Ken Penney
• Dave Pizzini

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