The Kaipātiki Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's North Shore Ward councillors. It covers Glenfield south to Northcote Point. Its eastern border is the Northern Motorway and its western border is the Waitematā Harbour. The board sits within the Glenfield Library building on Bentley Ave, Glenfield. AUT's Akoranga Campus is the only tertiary institution in the North Shore ward, and it is in the Kaipātiki board area.

Geography

It includes the suburbs of Totara Vale, Wairau Valley, Bayview, Glenfield, Birkdale, Beach Haven, Hillcrest, Chatswood, Northcote, Northcote Point and Birkenhead.

Demographics

Kaipātiki Local Board Area covers 34.08 km2 (13.16 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 95,600 as of June 2025, with a population density of 2,805 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200679,128
201382,494+0.60%
201888,269+1.36%
202388,128−0.03%
Source:

Kaipātiki had a population of 88,128 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 141 people (−0.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 5,634 people (6.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 43,440 males, 44,343 females and 345 people of other genders in 29,928 dwellings. 4.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 16,125 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 17,787 (20.2%) aged 15 to 29, 42,936 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 11,283 (12.8%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 56.5% European (Pākehā); 9.4% Māori; 6.6% Pasifika; 34.8% Asian; 3.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 92.3%, Māori language by 1.9%, Samoan by 1.1%, and other languages by 31.8%. No language could be spoken by 2.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 45.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 32.6% Christian, 3.3% Hindu, 1.8% Islam, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.0%, and 5.9% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 27,108 (37.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 28,863 (40.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 16,032 (22.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 11,682 people (16.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 41,247 (57.3%) people were employed full-time, 8,976 (12.5%) were part-time, and 1,893 (2.6%) were unemployed.

2025-2028 term

The current board members for the 2025-2028 term, elected at the 2025 local elections, are:

NameAffiliationPosition
Danielle GrantShore ActionChairperson
Melanie KenrickShore ActionDeputy Chairperson
Paula GillonShore ActionBoard member
Janet TupouShore ActionBoard member
Tim SpringShore ActionBoard member
Dr Raymond TangShore ActionBoard member
Dave KaioShore ActionBoard member
Emma Ryburn-PhengsavathIndependentBoard member

2022-2025 term

The board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected in the 2022 Auckland local elections, were:

NamePartyPosition
John GillonShore ActionChairperson
Danielle GrantShore ActionDeputy Chairperson
Paula GillonShore Action
Melanie KenrickShore Action
Adrian TylerShore Action
Janet TupouShore Action
Erica HannamShore Action
Tim SpringShore Action

Election results

2022 Election results

The results of the 2022 local board election.

NamePartyVotes
John GillonShore Action12,090
Danielle GrantShore Action11,940
Paula GillonShore Action10,499
Melanie KenrickShore Action9,067
Adrian TylerShore Action8,368
Janet TupouShore Action7,029
Erica HannamShore Action6,011
Tim SpringShore Action5,923
Raymond Tan5,878
Andrew ShawLiving Kaipātiki5,800
Dave KaioLabour5,487
Matthew CampbellLabour5,140
Liz HurleyLabour5,135
Lleuarne PanohoLabour4,974
Sesalina SetuLabour4,923
Ngozi PensonIndependent4,654
Ryan NichollsLiving Kaipātiki3,624
Joe Zhou3,264
Daniel BercichIndependent3,195
Emma Ryburn-Phengsavath2,819
Tim MarshallIndependent2,139
Murrey Dearlove1,440
Mark Lowrie527
INFORMAL59
BLANK1552

2019 Election results

The following table is the results from the election. Those in bold won seats.

NamePartyVotes
John GillonShore Action9810
Danielle GrantShore Action9522
Paula GillonShore Action8615
Melanie KenrickShore Action8048
Ann HartleyKaipātiki Voice7941
Cindy SchmidtKaipātiki Voice7838
Adrian TylerShore Action7492
Andrew ShawKaipātiki Voice6021
Louis HartleyKaipātiki Voice5924
Anne-Elise SmithsonShore Action5836
Frances WaakaKaipātiki Voice5470
Shannon LeiluaKaipātiki Voice5016
Trevor CourtierIndependent4329
Jesse JensonIndependent3134
Murrey Dearlove2742
INFORMAL37
BLANK1195

2016 results

NamePartyVotes
Richard HillsKaipātiki Voice13026
Ann HartleyKaipātiki Voice11084
John GillonShore Action10766
Paula GillonShore Action8921
Kay McIntyreKaipātiki Voice8906
Lindsay WaughKaipātiki Voice8747
Danielle GrantAuckland Future7700
Anne-Elise SmithsonShore Action7014
Adrian TylerShore Action6934
Sarah NilsonShore Action6279
Frances WaakaIndependent4935
Rebecca ShallKaipātiki Voice4723
Lisa DucatShore Action4699
Trevor CourtierIndependent4433
Ghadair AlshemariIndependent4142
Kevin Moorhead3961
Kevin O'Grady3424
INFORMAL64
BLANK1640

Richard Hills became ineligible to be elected to the local board, despite being the highest polling candidate, as he was elected North Shore Ward Councillor.

External links

  • Data related to Kaipātiki Local Board at Wikidata
  • , Auckland Council

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