Whau Local Board
# Whau Local Board

The Whau Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is the only local board overseen by the council's Whau Ward councillor.

The Whau board, named after the Whau River estuary which runs through the board area, covers the suburbs of Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, Kelston, New Lynn and New Windsor.

The board consists of seven members elected at large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.

## Demographics

Whau Local Board Area covers 26.82 $km^2$ (10.36 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 84,000 as of June 2022, with a population density of 3,132 people per $km^2.$

## 2022–2025 term

The board's term currently runs from the 2022 local body elections to the local body elections in 2025. The current board members are:

* Kay Thomas (chair)
* Fasitua Amosa (deputy chair)
* Susan Zhu
* Catherine Farmer
* Warren Piper
* Sarah Paterson-Hamlin
* Ross Clow

## 2019–2022 term

The board's term from the 2019 local body elections to the local body elections in 2022. The board members are:

* Kay Thomas (chair)
* Susan Zhu (deputy chair)
* Catherine Farmer
* Warren Piper
* Fasitua Amosa
* Ulalemamae Te'eva Matafai
* Jessica Rose
