The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council

Auckland Council

The Auckland Council is the council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the existing regional council and the region's seven previous city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city" governed by a mayor, 20...

, which replaced Auckland's eight councils on 1 November 2010.

The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki board, named after One Tree Hill (Maungakiekie)

One Tree Hill, New Zealand

One Tree Hill is a 182 metre volcanic peak located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is an important memorial place for both Māori and other New Zealanders...

 and the Tamaki River

Tamaki River

The Tamaki River is, despite its name, mostly an estuarial arm and harbour of the Hauraki Gulf, within the city of Auckland in New Zealand. It extends south for 15 kilometres from its mouth between the Auckland suburb of Saint Heliers and the long thin peninsula of Bucklands Beach, which reaches...

 estuary in the local board area, covers the suburbs of Glen Innes

Glen Innes, New Zealand

Glen Innes is a suburb located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located nine kilometres to the east of the city centre, close to the waters of the Tamaki River.The main streets in Glen Innes are Line Road and Apirana Avenue, which meet at a roundabout...

, Mount Wellington, Onehunga

Onehunga

Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand and the location of the Port of Onehunga, the city's small port on the Manukau Harbour. It is eight kilometres south of the city centre, close to the volcanic cone of One Tree Hill, Maungakiekie....

, Oranga

Oranga

Oranga is a small residential suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located nine kilometres to the southeast of the city centre, between the commercial suburbs of Te Papapa and Penrose to the south and east, and the residential suburbs of One Tree Hill and Onehunga to the north and south, with...

, Panmure

Panmure, New Zealand

Panmure is a south-eastern suburb of Auckland City, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 11 kilometres southeast of the city centre, close to the western banks of the Tamaki River and the northern shore of the Panmure Basin...

, Penrose

Penrose, New Zealand

Penrose is an industrial suburb in Auckland City, New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of the city centre, at a distance of about nine kilometres, between the suburbs of Oranga and Mount Wellington, and close to the Mangere Inlet, an arm of the Manukau Harbour...

, Point England, Royal Oak

Royal Oak, New Zealand

 - to the north-east  - to the east  - to the south-east  - to the south  - to the south-west  - to the west  - to the north-west Epsom One Tree Hill Oranga Onehunga...

, Southdown

Southdown, New Zealand

Southdown is an industrial suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand. The former main company in the suburb was the Southdown Freezing Works, part of a large industrial zone located near the main trunk railway at this point...

, Sylvia Park

Sylvia Park

Sylvia Park is a large business park and shopping centre in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Mount Wellington. Less commonly known, the area around the centre is also called Sylvia Park...

, Tamaki

Tamaki, New Zealand

Tamaki is a small suburb of the city of Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located in the east of the city, 11 kilometres from the city centre, by the banks of the estuarial Tamaki River, which is a southern arm of the Hauraki Gulf...

, Te Papapa

Te Papapa

 - to the north-east  - to the east  - to the south  - to the south-west  - to the west  - to the north-west Penrose Mount Wellington Southdown Favona Mangere Bridge Onehunga...

, Wai O Taiki Bay

Wai O Taiki Bay

 - to the east  - to the south-east  - to the south  - to the south-west  - to the west  - to the north-west | Glendowie Bucklands Beach Half Moon Bay Farm Cove Point England...

, and Westfield

Westfield, New Zealand

Westfield is an Auckland suburb.This was once the site of the Westfield Freezing Works, part of a large industrial zone located near the main trunk railway at this point. The buildings were decommissioned during the 1980s & 1990s releasing large areas of land to be redeveloped as office parks...

. The total population residing in the Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board area, as of the June 2009 estimate was 73,000.

The board is governed by seven board members elected from two subdivisions: three from the Maungakiekie subdivision (board area west of the Southern Motorway

Auckland Southern Motorway

The Auckland Southern Motorway is the major route south out of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is part of State Highway 1....

, excluding Westfield), and four from the Tamaki subdivision (Westfield and board area east of the Southern Motorway). The first board members were elected with the nationwide local elections

New Zealand local elections, 2010

The 2010 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections to select local government officials and district health board members. All elections are conducted by postal ballot, with election day being Saturday 9 October 2010.Elected were:...

 on Saturday 9 October 2010.

The inagural board (2010 - 2013) consits of:

Name	Party	Position
	Cr Leila Boyle	Labour New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....	Chairperson
	Cr Bridget Graham	Maungakiekie Team	Deputy Chairperson
	Cr Josephine Bartley	Labour New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
	Cr Brett Clark	Maungakiekie Team
	Cr Chris Makoare	Labour New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
	Cr Simon Randall	Maungakiekie Team
	Cr Alan Verral	Labour New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....	|

2010 Election Results

Maungakiekie Subdivision

Name	Party	Votes
	Simon Randall	Maungakiekie Team	5173
	Bridget Graham	Maungakiekie Team	4847
	Brett Clark	Maungakiekie Team	4711
	Debbie Leaver	Focus Local	3209
	Carl Power	Citizens & Ratepayers	2440
	Roshni Golian	Citizens & Ratepayers	2060
	Joseph Rebello	Citizens & Ratepayers	1425
	Kane Te Waaka	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	904
	Walter Wi-Peri		343
	Informal		16
	Blank		875

Tāmaki Subdivision

Name	Party	Votes
	Leila Boyle	Labour New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....	8388
	Alan Verral	Labour New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....	|7523
	Josephine Bartley	Labour New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....	7432
	Chris Makoare	Labour New Zealand Labour Party The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....	7367
	Bob Wakefield	Citizens & Ratepayers	4447
	Informal		7
	Blank		1238