Waitakere : Our City
Waitakere City has a population of 187,000 spread over a land area of 367sq km. People that live in Waitakere are affectionately called 'Westies' by other Aucklanders. Waitakere is the home of the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area.
We have slightly more females than males and 24% are under 14 years of age.
Our population is made up of 53% European, 12% NZ Maori, 14% Pacific Island, 15% are Asian and the balance 6% are 'other'.
The largest grouping of people earn between $30-50,000 (more than the NZ average) and we spend more than the average NZer and there are approximately 13,000 businesses in Waitakere.
Left: This is our Mayor Bob Harvey QSP JP. Is there another Mayor that publishes his resume on the net?
Waitakere City Council:
Mayor: Bob Harvery
Waitakere Ward:
Councillors Penny Hulse - Deputy Mayor Paul Mitchell 2008 Council Meeting Schedule
Community Board Members: Kubi Witten-Hannah Christine Shepherd Linda Davies Evan Taylor Elizabeth Francke More information on Community Board Members
Westie" is the nickname given to locals because of the Waitakere's location relative to the rest of Auckland. The stereotypical "Westie" wears a black t-shirt, black jeans, drives a eight-cylinder car , like's heavy metal and drinks Lion Red beer.
In fact such is the hold that the Westie image has on the rest of New Zealand that there is now a TV series, called Outrageous Fortune, that chronicles the life and dramas of a Westie family. It is filmed in and around West Auckland. Westie, or Westy, is a colloquial term used in Australian and New Zealand English to describe residents of the western suburbs of Sydney (Australia) or Auckland (New Zealand). ... Outrageous Fortune is a New Zealand television comedy/drama series, produced by South Pacific Pictures in 2005 and shown by TV3 on Tuesday nights. ...
