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Waiheke Local Board
The Waiheke Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is one of three local board areas overseen by the Waitematā and Gulf Ward councillor. The local board area includes Waiheke Island, Rangitoto Island, Motutapu Island, Motokorea Island, Motuihe Island, Ponui Island Ponui Island (also known as Chamberlins Island) is a privately owned island located in the Hauraki Gulf, 30km to the east of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The island has an area of 18 km2 and is located to the southeast of Waiheke Isl ... and Rakino Island. Cath Handley is the current chair of the board. Demographics Waiheke local board covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. 2022–2025 term The current board members for the 2022–2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, are: 2019–2022 term 2016–2019 term The 2016–2019 board consisted of: * Cath Handley (chair) * Paul Walden (deputy chair) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Boards Of Auckland Council
Auckland Council () is the local government in New Zealand, local government municipal council, council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authorities of New Zealand, territorial authority that also has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a Regions of New Zealand, regional council and so is a unitary authority, according to the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, which established the council. The governing body consists of a mayor and 20 councillors, elected from 13 wards. There are also 149 members of 21 local boards who make decisions on matters local to their communities. It is the largest council in Oceania, with a $3 billion annual budget, $29 billion of ratepayer equity, and 9,870 full-time staff as of 30 June 2016. The council began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the previous regional council and the region's seven city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city". The council was es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 New Zealand Local Elections
The 2022 New Zealand local elections () were Local elections in New Zealand, triennial elections held in New Zealand from 16 September until noon 8 October via postal vote. Election schedule Key dates relating to the local elections were as follows: Issues Low candidate numbers In early August 2022, Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) and several local councils including Central Otago District Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Hastings District Council, Mackenzie District Council, Nelson City Council, Otago Regional Council, Environment Southland, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Rangitikei District Council, South Waikato District Council, and Rotorua Lakes Council expressed concern about the low number of candidates standing for wards, council seats, and mayoral offices. For example, the Mackenzie District Council reported only three nominations for a total of 19 vacancies. LGNZ President Stuart Crosby attributed the low number of candidates to several factor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Auckland Local Board Elections
149 members were elected to local boards in the 2022 Auckland local board elections, an election held as part of the 2022 New Zealand local elections. Progress results were released on the 8 October. Preliminary results released on 9 October. Official and final results were released on 15 October. Local board elections While many candidates were independents or stood for local parties, some stood for the centre-right Communities and Residents (C&R), the centre-left City Vision or the Labour Party. According to preliminary results, C&R had a successful election, gaining control of the Waitematā local board from City Vision and also picking up control of Puketāpapa. Meanwhile Labour gained control of the Henderson-Massey local board. The hotly contested Albert-Eden local board remained deadlocked 4-4 between C&R and City Vision. Waitematā 7 candidates were elected as members of the Waitematā Local Board: Whau 7 candidates were elected as members of the Whau Local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakino Island
Rakino () is a rural locality (a village) in Chernushinsky District, Perm Krai Perm Krai (, ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a Krais of Russia, krai), located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is Perm, Russia, Perm. The population of the krai was 2,532,405 (2021 Russian census, 2021 ..., Russia. The population was 338 as of 2010.} There are 2 streets. Geography Rakino is located 9 km northwest of Chernushka (the district's administrative centre) by road. Brod is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Chernushinsky District {{Chernushinsky-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponui Island
Ponui Island (also known as Chamberlins Island) is a privately owned island located in the Hauraki Gulf, 30km to the east of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The island has an area of 18 km2 and is located to the southeast of Waiheke Island, at the eastern end of the Tamaki Strait, which separates the island from the Hunua Ranges on the mainland to the south. History The island is the site of some of the earliest archaeological remains of early Māori people, Māori in the Auckland region, dating to at least the 1400s. The first record of land purchase for Ponui Island was on 23 September 1826 by the New Zealand Company in their earliest planned venture to colonise New Zealand. Three other islands were purchased at this time, Pakatoa Island, Rotoroa Island and Pakihi Island. It is recorded that the land was sold for one double-barreled gun, eight muskets, and one barrel of gunpowder, with the deed translated and signed by Thomas Kendall, and witnessed by three men from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motuihe Island
Motuihe Island (official name: Motuihe Island / Te Motu-a-Ihenga) lies between Motutapu and Waiheke islands in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, near Auckland. The island measures , of which around are remnants of coastal forest. The island is a recreation reserve controlled by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and administered by the Motuihe Trust. It is a popular spot for day trips, accessible from Auckland by seaplane or by private boat. The island is known for its beautiful beaches.Motuihe Recreation Reserve . Department of Conservation. Retrieved 27 February 2008.Motuihe Project ". Motuihe Tru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motutapu Island
Motutapu Island is a island in the Hauraki Gulf to the northeast of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The island is part of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park. The island can be accessed via regular ferry services departing from Auckland City. Etymology Motutapu's full name in Māori, rarely used, is , , a tohunga (tribal priest) of the Tainui tribe. , meaning 'sacred' or 'sanctuary' island, is a term used for various islands in a number of Polynesian cultures. Geography Approximately 18,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum when sea levels were over 100 metres lower than present day levels, Motutapu Island was landlocked to the North Island, surrounded by a vast coastal plain where the Hauraki Gulf exists today. Sea levels began to rise 7,000 years ago, after which Motutapu became an island separated from the rest of New Zealand. The island is now linked by an artificial causeway to the much younger volcanic island cone of Rangitoto. Prior to the emergence of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangitoto Island
Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand. The wide island is a symmetrical shield volcano cone capped by central scoria cones, reaching a height of . Rangitoto is the youngest and largest of the approximately 50 volcanoes of the Auckland volcanic field, having erupted in two phases about 1450 CE and 1500 CE and covering an area of . It is separated from the mainland of Auckland's North Shore, New Zealand, North Shore by the Rangitoto Channel. Since World War II, it has been linked by a causeway to the much older, non-volcanic Motutapu Island. is Māori language, Māori for 'Bloody Sky',What happened to local Maori? (from the Rangitoto page on the GNS Science website) with the name coming from the full phrase ("The days of the bleeding of Tama-te-kapua"). Tama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 New Zealand Local Elections
The 2025 New Zealand local elections () are upcoming triennial elections that will be held from 9 September until 11 October 2025 to elect local mayors and councillors, regional councillors, and members of local boards. All 11 of New Zealand's Regions of New Zealand, regions and 66 of New Zealand's 67 Territorial authorities of New Zealand, cities and districts will participate in the elections and 45 councils will also hold local 2025 New Zealand local referendums on Māori wards and constituencies, referendums on the status of Māori wards. Tauranga City Council will not hold elections or a referendum as they held recent 2024 Tauranga local elections, elections in 2024. Election schedule Key dates relating to the local elections are as follows: Background Rates increases Rate increases in the years preceding the election were reportedly high in several councils across the country. The aftermath of natural disasters in some parts of the country and long term rates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is the second-largest island (after Great Barrier Island) in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Its ferry terminal in Matiatia Bay at the western end is from the central-city terminal in Auckland. It is the most populated island in the gulf, with permanent residents, and the List of islands of New Zealand, third most populous island in New Zealand (behind the two main islands). An additional estimated 3,400 people have second homes or holiday homes on the island. It is more densely populated than the North Island, North and South Islands. It is the most accessible island in the gulf, with regular passenger and Roll-on/roll-off, car-ferry services, a helicopter operator based on the island, and other air links. In November 2015, Lonely Planet rated Waiheke Island the fifth-best region in the world to visit in 2016. Geography Overview The island is off the coast of the North Island. It is in length from west to east, varies in width from , and has a surface are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waitematā And Gulf Ward
Waitematā and Gulf Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects one councillor and covers the Great Barrier, Waiheke, and Waitematā Local Boards. The current councillor is Mike Lee. Demographics Waitematā and Gulf ward covers with as estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Waitematā and Gulf ward had a population of 74,130 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 1,686 people (−2.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 3,960 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 36,969 males, 36,555 females and 609 people of other genders in 34,902 dwellings. 9.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 7,074 people (9.5%) aged under 15 years, 22,491 (30.3%) aged 15 to 29, 36,162 (48.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 8,403 (11.3%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 63.9% European (Pākehā); 9.6% Māori; 6.0% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
