Hibiscus and Bays Local Board

The area includes the suburbs of Waiwera, Orewa, Red Beach, Stanmore Bay, Manly, Army Bay, Gulf Harbour, Arkles Bay, Silverdale, Stillwater, Long Bay, Torbay, Waiake, Browns Bay, Rothesay Bay, Murrays Bay, Mairangi Bay and Campbells Bay. The boundary of Hibiscus and Bays stretches from Waiwera in the north to Campbells Bay in the south, and across the Whangaparaoa Peninsula out to Tiritiri Matangi Island in the east. The main town centres are at Orewa, Silverdale, Whangaparaoa, Browns Bay and Mairangi Bay. ==Demographics==

Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Hibiscus and Bays had a population of 114,033 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 10,023 people (9.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 24,204 people (26.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 55,452 males, 58,203 females and 378 people of other genders in 40,431 dwellings. 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 21,477 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 18,345 (16.1%) aged 15 to 29, 52,998 (46.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 21,210 (18.6%) aged 65 or older. ==2025-2028 term==

The current board members for the 2025-2028 term, elected at the 2025 local elections, are: ==2022–2025 term==

The board members, elected in the 2022 local body elections, in election order:{{cite web|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/elections/elections-2022-results/results/local-elections-2022-official-results-local-board-members.pdf|accessdate=15 October 2022|title=Local elections 2022 – Local board member official results :Gary Brown, Coast People, (10405 votes) :Alexis Poppelbaum, Backing the Bays, (9195 votes) :Julia Grace Parfitt, Backing the Bays, (8567 votes) :Leanne Willis, Coast People, (7925 votes) :Victoria Short, Independent Locals, (6635 votes) :Sam Mills, Coast People, (6016 votes) :Gregg Walden, Backing the Bays, (5794 votes) :Jake Law, Team Coast, (5618 votes) ==2019–2022 term==

Board members, elected in the 2019 local body elections, in election order: :Julia Parfitt, Backing the Bays, (8052 votes) :Janet Fitzgerald, Positively Penlink, (7569 votes) :Alexis Poppelbaum, Backing the Bays, (6935 votes) :Gary Brown, Coast People and Penlink First, (6827 votes) :Andy Dunn, Coast People and Penlink First, (6793 votes) :Leanne Willis, Coast People and Penlink First, (5790 votes) :Gary Holmes, Backing the Bays, (5723 votes) :Victoria Short, Independent, (5020 votes) ==2016–2019 term==

Board members, elected in the 2016 local body elections, in election order: :Julia Parfitt, People over Politics, (8481 votes) :Janet Fitzgerald, Positively Penlink, (7924 votes) :Mike Williamson, People and Penlink First, (7687 votes) :Vicki Watson, People and Penlink First, (6856 votes) :Caitlin Watson, People and Penlink First, (6508 votes) :David Cooper, People over Politics, (5986 votes) :Christina Bettany, (no affiliation), (5847 votes) :Gary Holmes, People over Politics, (5645 votes) ==See also==