Puketapapa Local Board
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The Puketapapa Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council
, which replaced the previous eight Auckland councils on 1 November 2010.
The Puketapapa board, named after the Māori
name for Mount Roskill, covers the suburbs of Hillsborough
, Lynfield, Mount Roskill, Three Kings
, Waikowhai
, and Wesley
. The total population residing in the Puketapapa Local Board area, as of June 2009, was 56,100.
The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The first board members were elected by the nationwide local elections
, which were held on Saturday 9 October 2010.
Auckland Council
The Auckland Council is the council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the existing regional council and the region's seven previous city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city" governed by a mayor, 20...
, which replaced the previous eight Auckland councils on 1 November 2010.
The Puketapapa board, named after the Māori
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
name for Mount Roskill, covers the suburbs of Hillsborough
Hillsborough, Auckland
Hillsborough is an Auckland, New Zealand suburb.Hillsborough is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council. According to the 2001 census, Hillsborough has a population of 9912....
, Lynfield, Mount Roskill, Three Kings
Three Kings, New Zealand
Three Kings refers to both a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, and the three-peaked volcano that it is named after. Three Kings should not be confused with the Three Kings Islands, located off the northern tip of New Zealand's North Island.- Suburb :...
, Waikowhai
Waikowhai
Waikowhai is an Auckland suburb.Waikowhai is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.According to the 2006 census, the combined districts of Waikowhai East and Waikowhai West had a population of 7839....
, and Wesley
Wesley, New Zealand
Wesley is a suburb of Auckland New Zealand, located in the south of the former Auckland City area.Local state secondary schools include Mount Albert Grammar School, Marist College and St Peter's College....
. The total population residing in the Puketapapa Local Board area, as of June 2009, was 56,100.
The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The first board members were elected by the nationwide local elections
New Zealand local elections, 2010
The 2010 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. All elections are conducted by postal ballot, with election day being Saturday 9 October 2010.Elected were:...
, which were held on Saturday 9 October 2010.