Manurewa Local Board

The area covered by the Manurewa Local Board includes a mixture of hills and Manukau Harbour coastline. It incorporates both the main suburb of Manurewa. and the surrounding suburbs of Manukau Heights, Totara Heights, Hillpark, Randwick Park, The Gardens, Alfriston, Wattle Downs, Weymouth, Clendon Park, Homai and Wiri. There is an extensive range of shops along Great South Road, including Southmall Manurewa, while the Wiri industrial park is a major employment centre. Other features of the area include Auckland Botanic Gardens, Manurewa Aquatic Centre and the Randwick Park. ==Demographics==

Manurewa Local Board Area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Manurewa Local Board Area had a population of 98,784 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 3,114 people (3.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 16,542 people (20.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 49,302 males, 49,233 females and 249 people of other genders in 25,938 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 24,000 people (24.3%) aged under 15 years, 23,682 (24.0%) aged 15 to 29, 41,994 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 9,105 (9.2%) 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 for the 2022-2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, were: In July 2025, Andrew Lesa announced his resignation from all public and governance roles, including his position on the Manurewa Local Board, following a Stuff investigation which found that parts of his publicly stated biography were inaccurate. ==2019–2022 term==

The board members for the 2019-2022 term, elected at the 2019 local body elections, were: • Joseph Allan, Manurewa Action Team – (7027 votes) • Anne Candy, Manurewa Action Team – (6712 votes) • Rangi McLean, Manurewa Action Team – (6695 votes) • Ken Penney, Manurewa Action Team – (6682 votes) • Glenn Murphy, Manurewa Action Team – (6041 votes) • Melissa Atama, Manurewa Action Team – (6030 votes) • David Pizzini, Manurewa Action Team – (5843 votes) • Tabetha Gorrie, Manurewa Action Team – (4963 votes) ==2016–2019 term==

The board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 elections were: • Angela Dalton (Chair) • Stella Cattle (Deputy chair) • Joseph Allan • Rangi McLean • Sarah Colcord • Angela Cunningham-Marino • Ken Penney • Dave Pizzini ==References==