The Whau Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council

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 will replace Auckland's existing eight councils on 1 November 2010.

The Whau board, named after the Whau River

Whau River

The Whau River is an estuarial arm of the southwestern Waitemata Harbour within the Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It flows north for 5.7 kilometres from its origin at the confluence of the Avondale Stream and Whau Stream to its mouth between the Te Atatu peninsula and the long, thin...

 estuary which runs through the board area, covers the suburbs of Avondale

Avondale, Auckland

Avondale is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located in the Whau ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions for the Auckland Council. It is commonly considered to be part of West Auckland. It was originally called "Te Whau", which is the common name, of Māori origin, for Entelea...

, Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay

Green Bay, New Zealand

Green Bay is an Auckland suburb. It is under the local governance of the Waitakere City Council.The population was 3,936 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 321 from 2001....

, Kelston

Kelston

Kelston is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, north west of Bath, and east of Bristol, on the A431 road. It is situated just north of the River Avon, close to the Kelston and Saltford locks...

, New Lynn, and New Windsor

New Windsor, New Zealand

New Windsor, founded in 1865, is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located within Auckland, on the border to the former Waitakere City part of the city, between Mount Albert, Blockhouse Bay, Owairaka and Avondale. It is approximately 1.3 km² in size....

. The total population residing in the Whau Local Board area, as of June 2009, was 76,400.

The board will be governed by seven board members elected at-large. The first board members will be elected with 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:...

on Saturday 9 October 2010.