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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.
The local board area includes the major suburbs of Devonport and Takapuna. It also includes the smaller suburbs of Castor Bay, Forrest Hill, Milford, Lake Pupuke, Belmont, Narrow Neck, Stanley Bay, Bayswater and Shoal Bay.
The area extends from Sunnynook and Castor Bay in the north, to Stanley Bay and Devonport in the south, to State Highway 1. It features Mt Victoria, North Head, and the large volcanic crater of Lake Pupuke.
The current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:
Board members are currently paid
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.[citation needed] Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers 20.09 km2 (7.76 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 61,100 as of June 2025, with a population density of 3,041 people per km2.
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.
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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.
The local board area includes the major suburbs of Devonport and Takapuna. It also includes the smaller suburbs of Castor Bay, Forrest Hill, Milford, Lake Pupuke, Belmont, Narrow Neck, Stanley Bay, Bayswater and Shoal Bay.
The area extends from Sunnynook and Castor Bay in the north, to Stanley Bay and Devonport in the south, to State Highway 1. It features Mt Victoria, North Head, and the large volcanic crater of Lake Pupuke.
The current board members for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are:
Board members are currently paid
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.[citation needed] Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.
Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers 20.09 km2 (7.76 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 61,100 as of June 2025, with a population density of 3,041 people per km2.
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.