# Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is overseen by the council's Manukau ward councillors. The board is governed by seven board members elected at-large. The board's administrative area includes the suburbs Māngere Bridge, Māngere, Ōtāhuhu, and Favona, and covers areas south of the Manukau Harbour.

## Demographics

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Area covers 52.47 km$^2$ (20.26 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 87,700 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,671 people per km$^2$.
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu had a population of 78,642 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 192 people (0.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 7,683 people (10.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 39,096 males, 39,351 females and 198 people of other genders in 19,632 dwellings. 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 30.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 18,756 people (23.8%) aged under 15 years, 19,470 (24.8%) aged 15 to 29, 32,961 (41.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 7,455 (9.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 18.4% European (Pākehā); 16.9% Māori; 60.4% Pasifika; 19.6% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.3%, Māori language by 4.6%, Samoan by 18.3%, and other languages by 26.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 40.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 57.6% Christian, 5.1% Hindu, 5.5% Islam, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 21.0%, and 7.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 8,367 (14.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 28,827 (48.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 22,692 (37.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3,327 people (5.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 29,541 (49.3%) people were employed full-time, 5,373 (9.0%) were part-time, and 3,132 (5.2%) were unemployed.

## 2022-2025 term

The current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:
| Name | Ticket (if any) | Position |
| Tauanu’u Nanai Nick Bakulich | Labour | Chairperson |
| Togiatolu Walter Togiamua | Labour | Deputy Chairperson |
| Makalita Kolo | Labour | Board member |
| Christine O’Brien | Labour | Board member |
| Harry Fatu Toleafoa | Labour | Board member |
| Papaliitele Lafulafu Peo | Labour | Board member |
| Joe Glassie-Rasmussen | Labour | Board member |

## 2019–2022 term

The board members elected at the 2019 local body elections in October, were:
    Tauanu'u Nick Bakulich, Labour – (8044 votes)
    Christine O'Brien, Labour – (8015 votes)
    Lemauga Lydia Sosene, Labour – (7982 votes)
    Anae Neru Leavasa, Labour – (7870 votes)
    Walter Togiamua, Labour – (7797 votes)
    Harry Fatu Toleafoa, Labour – (7784 votes)
    Makalita Kolo, Labour – (6936 votes)

## 2016–19 term

The board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 elections were:
    Lemauga Lydia Sosene (Chair) - Labour
    Togiatolu Walter Togiamua (Deputy Chair) - Labour
    Carol Elliot - Labour
    Makalita Kolo - Labour
    Tafafuna'i Tasi Lauese - Labour
    Christine O'Brien - Labour
    Tauanu'u Nick Bakulich - Labour