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.[3] The local board area includes the areas of Wiri, Hillpark, Manurewa East, Homai, Weymouth and Wattle Downs.[3] GeographyThe area covered by the Manurewa Local Board includes a mixture of hills and Manukau Harbour coastline.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] DemographicsManurewa Local Board Area covers 37.10 km2 (14.32 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 108,900 as of June 2024,[2] 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.[6] 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.[5] 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.[5] 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.[5] 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.[5] 2022-2025 termThe current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:[7][8]
In July 2025, Andrew Lesa announced his resignation from all public and governance roles, including his position on the Manurewa Local Board, following a Stuff investigation which found that parts of his publicly stated biography were inaccurate.[9][10]** 2019–2022 termThe board members for the 2019-2022 term, elected at the 2019 local body elections, were:[11]
2016–2019 termThe board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 elections were:[12]
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