The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board covers from Castor Bay and Sunnynook south to the end of the Devonport Peninsula; it is separated from the Kaipātiki board area by the Northern Motorway. This local board sits in the Auckland Council office buildings on The Strand in Takapuna. These were the North Shore City Council offices until the North Shore City Council was merged into Auckland Council in 2010. It is part of the North Shore Ward of Auckland Council, which also includes the Kaipātiki Local Board.

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

Name	Ticket (if any)		Position
Toni van Tonder		A Fresh Approach	Chairperson
Terence Harpur		A Fresh Approach	Deputy Chairperson
George Wood CNZM		C & R North Shore	Board member
Melissa Powell		A Fresh Approach	Board member
Gavin Busch		C & R North Shore	Board member
Peter Allen		A Fresh Approach	Board member

Board members are currently paid

• Chairperson, $94,728
• Deputy Chairperson, $56,837
• Member, $47,364

	Name	Affiliation	Votes
	Aidan Bennett	A Fresh Approach	7258
	Jan O'Connor	Heart of the Shore	6825
	George Wood	Team George Wood	6141
	Toni van Tonder	A Fresh Approach	6088
	Ruth Jackson	Heart of the Shore	5903
	Trish Deans	Heart of the Shore	5687
	Michael Sheehy	Team George Wood	5226
	Danny Watson	A Fresh Approach	5081
	Paul Cornish	Keep our Open Spaces	4898
	Jenn McKenzie	Team George Wood	4564
	Iain Rea	Heart of the Shore	4370
	Ian Revell	Team George Wood	4282
	Gavin Busch	Team George Wood	4275
	Donald Horsborugh	Independent	2803
	Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper	Independent	2657
	John Wood	Future Focus	2286
	Kevin Brett	The Trump New Zealand Party	905
	Dorothea Akenese Scanlan	The Trump New Zealand Party	643
INFORMAL			74
BLANK			1039

	Name	Affiliation	Votes
	Mary-Ann Benson-Cooper	Independent	3,736
	Kevin Brett	Independent	1,391
	Gavin Busch	Team George Wood	4,858
	Don Campbell	none	2,383
	Mike Cohen	Community Before Council	8,687	✔
	Trish Deans	Shore Action	5,262
	Fay Freeman	Auckland Future	4,337
	Grant Gillon	Shore Action	7,640	✔
	John Hill	Independent	1,782
	Nick Kearney	Team George Wood	4,917
	Rohan Lord	Shore Action	4,560
	Jennifer McKenzie	Team George Wood	5,375	✔
	Jan O'Connor	Shore Action	6,688	✔
	Ian Revell	Team George Wood	4,929
	Michael Sheehy	Team George Wood	5,642	✔
	Bruce Tubb	Independent	2,043
	Garry Venus	Shore Action	4,509
	George Wood	Team George Wood	8,099	✔
INFORMAL			114
BLANK			1,218

Name	Affiliation	Votes	Elected	#
Aidan Bennett	Shore Future	4,650	✘
Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper	Independent	2,490	✘
Joseph Bergin	Fair Deal For Shore	6,377	✔
Kevin Brett	Independent	913	✘
Mike Cohen	Community Before Council	7,072	✔	3
Chris Darby	Shore Future	9,443	✔	(-)
	Withdrew after elected North Shore Ward Councillor
Dave Donaldson	Shore Future	4,278	✘
Deborah Dougherty	Conservative	1,843	✘
Grant Gillon	Team of Independents	7,185	✔	2
Dianne Hale	Shore Future	6,628	✔	5
Craig Hans Jensen	Conservative	1,743	✘
Jan O'Connor	Team of Independents	6,774	✔	4
Bill Rayner	Shore Community – Shore Seniors	3,322	✘
Allison Roe	Shore Future	7,320	✔	1
Michael Sheehy	Independent	4,165	✘
Tracy Gwen Talbot	Shore Future	4,157	✘
David Thornton	NoMoreRates	3,117	✘
Anthony Wareham	Independent	2,519	✘
INFORMAL		108
BLANK		523

The board chair is the head of the six-person board elected by the board in their first meeting. Often the chair and deputy chair alternate 18 month periods of the three-year term. Grant Gillon was chair followed by George Wood from early 2018.

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area covers 20.04 km (7.74 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 61,200 as of June 2024, with a population density of 3,054 people per km.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	52,653	—
2013	55,470	+0.75%
2018	57,975	+0.89%
2023	58,005	+0.01%
Source:

Ethnicities, 2023 Census

Ethnicity	Population
New Zealand European	38,493
Māori	3,603
Pasifika	1,695
Asian	16,842
MELAA	1,812
Other	573

Devonport-Takapuna had a population of 58,005 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 30 people (0.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,535 people (4.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 24,093 dwellings. The median age was 40.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9,954 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 10,839 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 26,841 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 10,362 (17.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 66.4% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 2.9% Pasifika, 29.0% Asian, 3.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders, and 1.0% other. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area had a population of 57,975 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 20,760 households, comprising 27,903 males and 30,069 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female.

The percentage of people born overseas was 43.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.3% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 1.2% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18,423 (38.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,798 (8.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12,798 people (26.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,724 (49.9%) people were employed full-time, 7,008 (14.7%) were part-time, and 1,431 (3.0%) were unemployed.

• Official website
• https://www.neighbourly.co.nz/organisation/devonport-takapuna-local-board

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