Howick Local Board


Howick Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is overseen by the council's Howick Ward councillors.
The board's administrative area includes the suburbs Pakuranga, Howick, Flat Bush, and East Tamaki, and covers much of east and south-east Auckland.
The board is governed by nine board members, with three elected from each of the boards three sub-divisions. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.

2019–2022 term

The board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections in October 2019 are:
MembersSubdivisonAffiliationNotes
Mike TurinskyBotanyPractical Not Political
Peter YoungBotanyC&R – Communities and Residents
Bob WichmanBotanyC&R – Communities and Residents
Bo BurnsHowickweknowhowickElected as ranking candidate Sharon Stewart was elected as councillor
John Spiller Howickweknowhowick
Adele White Howickweknowhowick
Katrina BungardPakurangaC&R – Communities and Residents
Bruce KendallPakurangaIndependent
David CollingsPakurangaC&R – Communities and Residents

2016–2019 term

The 2016–2019 term ran from the 2016 local body elections to the local body elections in 2019. The board members were:
MembersSubdivisonAffiliationNotes
Mike TurinskyBotanyPractical Not PoliticalElected via 2017 byelection following resignation of Lucy Schwaner
Peter YoungBotanyVision and Voice
Bob WichmanBotanyVision and Voice
Jim DonaldHowickRatepayers and ResidentsElected as ranking candidate Sharon Stewart was elected as councillor
John SpillerHowickVision and Voice
Adele WhiteHowickVision and Voice
Katrina Bungard PakurangaVision and Voice
Garry BolesPakurangaVision and Voice
David Collings PakurangaVision and Voice

Lucy Schwaner, Vision and Voice - Botany, was elected at the 2016 election but resigned during the first board meeting following the re-election of David Collings as chairperson.