Thank you for an amazing three years!
It's been a privilege serving on the Howick Local Board for the last 3 years.
Happy Moon Festival!
On Monday, fellow Howick Local Board Adele White and I joined other guests at a wonderful celebration of the Moon Festival hosted by the Botany Chinese Association.
Happy Diwali!
We had a fantastic evening on Saturday with South East Auckland Senior Citizens' Association (SEASCA) annual Diwali celebration.
Happy 114th Birthday Taiwan!
It was a pleasure to attend the celebration last night hosted by Kendra Chen, the Director General of the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office.
Business East Tāmaki transport breakfast
Thank you Business East Tāmaki for hosting another fantastic breakfast meeting this morning.
More safety improvements coming for The Parade, Bucklands Beach
The Howick Local Board (HLB) has been working with Auckland Transport (AT) on safety improvements for The Parade, Bucklands Beach.
Funding secured to progress Ostrich Farm sports fields in Flat Bush
“The Howick Local Board is pleased to see this funding for this critical project that will provide vital sports field capacity for South East Auckland. We've got massive and growing demand for sports fields, and this funding allows us to deliver this project sooner and better.”
New leaders for Flat Bush from October 2025
Flat Bush is a significant and growing community that deserves good representation. Until now, they've been represented by the Botany subdivision of the Howick Local Board which included 70,000 residents from Northpark to Clover Park.
Transparency is vital to our democracy
As part of providing transparency, Auckland Council publishes the attendance for elected members at business meetings and workshops. For Local Boards, these are published every quarter and available online for the whole term.
Consultation on Kerrykeel Drive, Flat Bush
Ormiston Primary School, along with residents, parents and the wider Flat Bush community, has raised concerns about pedestrian safety and high traffic speeds in the vicinity of the school.
Consultation on Sunnyview Ave
In response to community concerns about the lack of crossing facilities on Sunnyview Avenue, the Howick Local Board asked Auckland Transport to investigate options to make it safer for children and families to get to Shelly Park Primary School.
Consultation on Stage 2, The Parade Bucklands Beach
The Parade on Bucklands Beach is a popular destination for families and local residents. After years of complaints and concerns from local residents about unsafe driving, the Howick Local Board asked Auckland Transport to improve safety through speed calming.
Fixing funding of local boards
At our workshop last week, the Howick Local Board received an update about our asset portfolio and it was pretty confronting.
Consultation on Howick Sailing Club
The Howick Sailing Club has asked the Howick Local Board to consider granting them an extension to their lease at Howick Beach to allow them to create a larger storage shed (next to their existing building)
Progressing Flat Bush Library and Community Hub and Aquatic and Leisure Centre projects!
The Howick Local Board formally asked staff to advance to a focused planning phase, building on previous work and community engagement.
More improvements for Highland Park Library!
As part of the Howick Local Board multi-year renewal project of the much-loved Highland Park Library, more improvements are coming soon.
Howick Local Board attendance at meetings April to June 2025.
As part of providing transparency, Auckland Council publishes the attendance for elected members at business meetings and workshops. Here is the Howick Local Board result for April to June 2025.
Road safety dashboard provides transparency
In the past 5 years, 15 people were killed on roads within the Howick Local Board. 162 received serious injuries (requiring medical or hospital care) and 947 received minor injures.
Howick Local Board business meeting summary for June 2025
On Thursday 19 June, the Howick Local Board held our fifth regular business meeting of the year. Here’s a summary of some of the key discussions and outcomes. At the end there are links to the official minutes and recordings of our meetings.