# Devonport-Takapuna Local Board

The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway. This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council, which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board.

## Board

The current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:
| Name | Ticket (if any) | Position |
| Toni van Tonder | A Fresh Approach | Chairperson |
| Terence Harpur | A Fresh Approach | Deputy Chairperson |
| George Wood CNZM | C & R North Shore | Board member |
| Melissa Powell | A Fresh Approach | Board member |
| Gavin Busch | C & R North Shore | Board member |
| Peter Allen | A Fresh Approach | Board member |
Board members are currently paid
* Chairperson, $94,728
* Deputy Chairperson, $56,837
* Member, $47,364

## Election results
### 2019 results

| | Name | Affiliation | Votes |
| | Aidan Bennett | A Fresh Approach | 7258 |
| | Jan O'Connor | Heart of the Shore | 6825 |
| | George Wood | Team George Wood | 6141 |
| | Toni van Tonder | A Fresh Approach | 6088 |
| | Ruth Jackson | Heart of the Shore | 5903 |
| | Trish Deans | Heart of the Shore | 5687 |
| | Michael Sheehy | Team George Wood | 5226 |
| | Danny Watson | A Fresh Approach | 5081 |
| | Paul Cornish | Keep our Open Spaces | 4898 |
| | Jenn McKenzie | Team George Wood | 4564 |
| | Iain Rea | Heart of the Shore | 4370 |
| | Ian Revell | Team George Wood | 4282 |
| | Gavin Busch | Team George Wood | 4275 |
| | Donald Horsborugh | Independent | 2803 |
| | Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper | Independent | 2657 |
| | John Wood | Future Focus | 2286 |
| | Kevin Brett | The Trump New Zealand Party | 905 |
| | Dorothea Akenese Scanlan | The Trump New Zealand Party | 643 |
| INFORMAL | INFORMAL | INFORMAL | 74 |
| BLANK | BLANK | BLANK | 1039 |

### 2016 results

| | Name | Affiliation | Votes | |
| | Mary-Ann Benson-Cooper | Independent | 3,736 | |
| | Kevin Brett | Independent | 1,391 | |
| | Gavin Busch | Team George Wood | 4,858 | |
| | Don Campbell | none | 2,383 | |
| | Mike Cohen | Community Before Council | 8,687 | ✔ |
| | Trish Deans | Shore Action | 5,262 | |
| | Fay Freeman | Auckland Future | 4,337 | |
| | Grant Gillon | Shore Action | 7,640 | ✔ |
| | John Hill | Independent | 1,782 | |
| | Nick Kearney | Team George Wood | 4,917 | |
| | Rohan Lord | Shore Action | 4,560 | |
| | Jennifer McKenzie | Team George Wood | 5,375 | ✔ |
| | Jan O'Connor | Shore Action | 6,688 | ✔ |
| | Ian Revell | Team George Wood | 4,929 | |
| | Michael Sheehy | Team George Wood | 5,642 | ✔ |
| | Bruce Tubb | Independent | 2,043 | |
| | Garry Venus | Shore Action | 4,509 | |
| | George Wood | Team George Wood | 8,099 | ✔ |
| INFORMAL | INFORMAL | INFORMAL | 114 | |
| BLANK | BLANK | BLANK | 1,218 | |

### 2013 results

| Name | Affiliation | Votes | Elected | # |
| Aidan Bennett | Shore Future | 4,650 | ✘ | |
| Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper | Independent | 2,490 | ✘ | |
| Joseph Bergin | Fair Deal For Shore | 6,377 | ✔ | |
| Kevin Brett | Independent | 913 | ✘ | |
| Mike Cohen | Community Before Council | 7,072 | ✔ | 3 |
| Chris Darby | Shore Future | 9,443 | ✔ | (-) |
| Chris Darby | Withdrew after elected North Shore Ward Councillor | 9,443 | ✔ | (-) |
| Dave Donaldson | Shore Future | 4,278 | ✘ | |
| Deborah Dougherty | Conservative | 1,843 | ✘ | |
| Grant Gillon | Team of Independents | 7,185 | ✔ | 2 |
| Dianne Hale | Shore Future | 6,628 | ✔ | 5 |
| Craig Hans Jensen | Conservative | 1,743 | ✘ | |
| Jan O'Connor | Team of Independents | 6,774 | ✔ | 4 |
| Bill Rayner | Shore Community – Shore Seniors | 3,322 | ✘ | |
| Allison Roe | Shore Future | 7,320 | ✔ | 1 |
| Michael Sheehy | Independent | 4,165 | ✘ | |
| Tracy Gwen Talbot | Shore Future | 4,157 | ✘ | |
| David Thornton | NoMoreRates | 3,117 | ✘ | |
| Anthony Wareham | Independent | 2,519 | ✘ | |
| INFORMAL | INFORMAL | 108 | 108 | 108 |
| BLANK | BLANK | 523 | 523 | 523 |

## Board chairs

The board chair is the head of the six-person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the chair and deputy chair alternate 18 month periods of the three-year term. Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.

## Demographics

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers 20.09 km$^2$ (7.76 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 61,200 as of June 2024, with a population density of 3,046 people per km$^2$.
Devonport-Takapuna had a population of 58,005 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (0.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,535 people (4.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 28,125 males, 29,691 females and 189 people of other genders in 21,378 dwellings. 3.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9,954 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 10,839 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 26,847 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,362 (17.9%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 66.4% European (Pākehā); 6.2% Māori; 2.9% Pasifika; 29.0% Asian; 3.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.6%, Māori language by 1.1%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 30.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 44.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.0% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, 1.6% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.3% Jewish, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.8%, and 5.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 20,553 (42.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 18,864 (39.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 8,622 (17.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 10,323 people (21.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 24,648 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 6,819 (14.2%) were part-time, and 1,143 (2.4%) were unemployed.