| Whau Local Board | |
| Native Name: | Maori: Te Poari ā-Rohe o Whau |
| Settlement Type: | Local board of Whau |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Auckland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Territorial authority |
| Subdivision Name2: | Auckland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name3: | Whau ward |
| Established Title: | Legislated |
| Established Date: | 2010 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Land Km2: | 26.82 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Local Board Members | |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairperson |
| Leader1: | Kay Thomas |
| Party1: | Labour |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy chairperson |
| Leader2: | Fasitua Amosa |
| Party2: | Labour |
| Political Groups1: |
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| Members: | 7 |
| Term Length: | 3 years |
| Last Election1: | 2022 |
| Next Election1: | 2025 |
| Meeting Place: | 31 Totara Avenue, New Lynn |
The Whau Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is the only local board overseen by the council's Whau Ward councillor.
The Whau board, named after the Whau River estuary which runs through the board area, covers the suburbs of Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Green Bay, Kelston, New Lynn and New Windsor.[1]
The board consists of seven members elected at large. The inaugural members were elected in the nationwide 2010 local elections, coinciding with the introduction of the Auckland Council.
Whau Local Board Area covers 26.82km2[2] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
The board's term currently runs from the 2022 local body elections to the local body elections in 2025. The current board members are:[3]
The board's term from the 2019 local body elections to the local body elections in 2022. The board members are:[4]