Rodney Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council, and is administered by the ward councillor representing Rodney Ward. Located in the northern part of the Auckland region, it is named after the former

Rodney District Rodney District was a local government area in the northernmost part of New Zealand's Auckland Region from 1989 to 2010. It included Kawau Island. It was created from the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County in 1989. The seat ...

which existed before its amalgamation into Auckland Council in 2010. Nine elected Local Board members sit on the board. The Rodney Local Board is charged with decision-making on local issues, activities, and services, and provide input into regional strategies, policies, plans, and decisions.

Governance

The ward is divided into four parts, each containing a number of towns and settlements: * ''Kumeu subdivision:'' Kumeu,

Helensville Helensville is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is sited northwest of Auckland, close to the southern extremity of the Kaipara Harbour. State Highway 16 passes through the town, connecting it to Waimauku to the south, and Kauka ...

Muriwai Muriwai, also called Muriwai Beach, is a coastal community on the west coast of the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. The black-sand surf beach and surrounding area is a popular recreational area for Aucklanders. The Muriwai ...

Kaukapakapa Kaukapakapa is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated in the Rodney ward of the Auckland Region and is around 50 kilometres (31 miles) northwest of Auckland city. State Highway 16 passes through the town, connecting it to He ...

and South Head * ''Dairy Flat subdivision:''

Dairy Flat Dairy Flat is a northern rural district located 8 km south of Orewa in the North Island of New Zealand and 28 km north of central Auckland. Until the early 1990s most of the district was in dairy farms of 40 to 60 hectares (100 to 150 a ...

, Coatesville,

Wainui Wainui is a locality in the Rodney Ward of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Wainui is approximately 5.5 kilometres north-east of Waitoki and 10 km west of Orewa. The Wainui Stream flows south-west through the area, and exits into the ...

and Waitoki * ''Warkworth subdivision:'' Warkworth,

Matakana Matakana is a small town in the Rodney Ward of Auckland Council of New Zealand. Warkworth lies about 9 km (5½ miles) to the south-west, Snells Beach the same distance to the south, Omaha is about 7 km (4¼ miles) to the east, and L ...

Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Staf ...

, Puhoi,

Ahuroa Ahuroa is a locality in the Rodney District of New Zealand. Puhoi is to the south-east, Warkworth to the north-east, and Kaipara Flats to the north. The North Auckland railway line passes through the area. Ahuroa and its surrounds in Meshblo ...

Kawau Island Kawau Island is in the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana, close to the north-eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. At its closest point it lies off the coast of the Northland Peninsula, just south of Tāwharanui Peninsula, and about ...

* ''Wellsford subdivision:''

Wellsford Wellsford (Māori: ''Whakapirau'') is a town on the Northland Peninsula in the northern North Island of New Zealand. It is the northernmost major settlement in the Auckland Region, and is 77 kilometres northwest of the Auckland CBD. Wellsford i ...

Te Arai Te Arai is a small community on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, near the northern end of the Auckland Region (specifically within the former Rodney District). Mangawhai lies to the north, and Tomarata to the south. The name of ...

Pakiri Pakiri is a locality in Auckland, in the former Rodney District of New Zealand. Leigh is about to the south-east. The Pakiri River flows through the area and into the Hauraki Gulf to the north-east. The area is named for the Ngāti Wai chief, ...

Port Albert Port Albert is a coastal town in Victoria, Australia, on the coast of Corner Inlet on the Yarram - Port Albert Road, south-east of Morwell, south-east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington. At the , Port Albert had a population of 293. L ...

Tapora Tapora is a locality on the Okahukura Peninsula, which is on the eastern side of the Kaipara Harbour in New Zealand. It is part of the Rodney District. Wellsford lies to the East, as does Port Albert and the Wharehine River, while Manukapua Isl ...

Demographics

Rodney ward covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².

2022 local elections

:Geoff Upson, (no afilliation) (Kumeu) 5340 Votes :Tim Holdgate, Independent (Warkworth) 4696 Votes :Guy Wishart, Rodney First (Kumeu) 3978 Votes :Brent Bailey, Chair. Rodney First (Kumeu) 3708 Votes :Mark Dennis, Rodney First (Kumeu) 3467 Votes :Ivan Wagstaff, Rodney First (Warkworth) 3346 Votes :Michelle Lisa Carmichael, Independent (Warkworth) 3143 Votes :Colin Smith, Independent (Wellsford) 1,303 votes :Louise Johnston, Deputy Chair. Rodney First (Dairy Flat) elected unopposed

2019 local elections

:Phelan Pirrie, Chair. Rodney First (Kumeu) 5790 Votes :

Beth Houlbrooke The 2017 New Zealand general election was held on Saturday, 23 September 2017, to determine the membership of the 52nd New Zealand Parliament. Parliament has 120 seats, and 71 were filled by electorate MPs, with the remaining 49 from ranked part ...

, Deputy Chair. Rodney First (Warkworth) 4993 Votes :Brent Bailey, Rodney First (Kumeu) 4520 Votes :Danielle Hancock, Rodney First (Kumeu) 4134 Votes :Vicki Kenny, Rodney First (Kumeu) 4089 Votes :Tim Holdgate, Independent (Warkworth) 3782 Votes :Steven Garner, Rodney Now (Warkworth) 3184 Votes :Colin Smith, Independent (Wellsford) elected unopposed :Louise Johnston, Rodney First (Dairy Flat) elected unopposed

2016 local elections

:Phelan Pirrie, Rodney First, Deputy Chair (Kumeu) 4873 Votes :

Cameron Brewer Cameron Eric Brewer (born 8 March 1973) is a New Zealand former politician who was an elected representative on Auckland Council for nine years – a two-term Auckland Councillor for Ōrākei Ward, and one term as an elected member of the Rodney ...

, Rodney First, (Kumeu) 4018 Votes :

Allison Roe Allison Pamela Roe (née Deed; born 30 May 1956) is a New Zealand politician and former long-distance athlete. Athletics career Roe was born in Auckland in 1956. In 1981, she won both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon, becoming ...

, Rodney First, (Warkworth) 3969 Votes :Tessa Berger, Independent (Warkworth) 3935 Votes :Brenda Steele, Independent (Kumeu) 3922 Votes :Brent Bailey, Rodney First (Kumeu) 3518 Votes :

, Rodney First, Chair (Warkworth) 3230 Votes :Louise Johnston, Independent (Dairy Flat) 906 Votes :Colin Smith, Independent (Wellsford)

2013 local elections

The members elected in the 2013 local body elections: :Brenda Steele, Chair (Kumeu) 3045 Votes :Steven Garner, Deputy Chair(Warkworth) 2723 Votes :Thomas Grace (Kumeu) 2587 Votes :Phelan Pirrie (Kumeu) 2557 Votes :Warren Flauntey (Kumeu) 2512 Votes :

(Warkworth) 2323 Votes : Greg Sayers (Warkworth) 1837 Votes :John McClean (Dairy Flat) 683 Votes :James Colville (Wellsford) 534 Votes

2010 local elections

The members elected in the 2010 local body elections: :Bob Howard, Chair (Kumeu) 3503 Votes :Warren Flauntey (Kumeu) 3575 Votes :Brenda Steele (Kumeu) 3349 Votes :Thomas Grace (Kumeu) 3388 Votes :John McClean (Dairy Flat) 836 Votes :Steven Garner (Warkworth) 3809 Votes :June Turner (Warkworth) 3533 Votes :

Tracey Martin Tracey Anne Martin (born 1 July 1964) is a New Zealand politician and a former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. Until 2021 she was a member of the New Zealand First Party, and served as its Deputy Leader from 2013 to 2015. S ...

(Warkworth) 3610 Votes :James Rolf (replaced by James Colville before term ended) (Wellsford)

References

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