The Puketāpapa Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council’s Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward councilors.

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The Puketāpapa board, named after the Māori name for Mount Roskill, covers the suburbs of Hillsborough, Lynfield, Mount Roskill, Three Kings, Waikowhai, and Wesley.^[3]

The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The first board members were elected by the nationwide local elections, which were held on Saturday 9 October 2010.

The area includes the suburbs of Wesley, Three Kings, Mt Roskill, Royal Oak, Hillsborough, Waikowhai and Lynfield.^[4]

Puketāpapa Local Board Area covers 18.72 km² (7.23 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 63,200 as of June 2025,^[2] with a population density of 3,376 people per km².

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Puketāpapa had a population of 56,949 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 606 people (−1.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 4,011 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 28,290 males, 28,446 females and 213 people of other genders in 18,045 dwellings.^[7] 3.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 9,549 people (16.8%) aged under 15 years, 13,083 (23.0%) aged 15 to 29, 26,040 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 8,277 (14.5%) aged 65 or older.^[6]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 32.1% European (Pākehā); 6.7% Māori; 15.7% Pasifika; 50.4% Asian; 4.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as “New Zealander”. English was spoken by 89.7%, Māori language by 1.4%, Samoan by 4.0%, and other languages by 42.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 52.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[6]

Religious affiliations were 33.5% Christian, 13.8% Hindu, 8.3% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 2.3% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 34.1%, and 5.6% of people did not answer the census question.^[6]

Of those at least 15 years old, 17,379 (36.7%) people had a bachelor’s or higher degree, 17,211 (36.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 12,813 (27.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 5,580 people (11.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 24,519 (51.7%) people were employed full-time, 5,679 (12.0%) were part-time, and 1,461 (3.1%) were unemployed.^[6]

The board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections, in election order:^[8]

Ella Kumar, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6682 votes)

Roseanne Hay, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6670 votes)

Fiona Lai, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6236 votes)

Jon Turner, Roskill Community Voice, (5421 votes)

Bobby Shen, Roskill Community Voice, (5317 votes)

Mark Pervan, C&R – Communities and Residents, (4882 votes)

The board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections, in election order:^[9]

Ella Kumar, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6528 votes)

Julie Fairey, Roskill Community Voice, (6390 votes)

Jon Turner, Roskill Community Voice, (6157 votes)

Fiona Lai, C&R – Communities and Residents, (5956 votes)

Bobby Shen, Roskill Community Voice, (5693 votes)

Harry Doig, Roskill Community Voice, (5545 votes)