Waitakere Ethnic Board

14/09/2026

🗳️ MEET THE CANDIDATES OF WEST AUCKLAND 🗳️

Join the Waitākere Ethnic Board for a chance to meet the people who could represent West Auckland next.

📅 Friday, 2 October | 6:00pm–8:00pm
📍 ZEAL Henderson, 20 Alderman Drive

Candidates from Labour, National, Green, NZ First, ACT, TOP and independents have confirmed across Henderson, Waitākere, Glendene, and Upper Harbour electorates. This is a rare opportunity for our ethnic and multicultural communities to meet their candidates face to face, ask direct questions, and put the issues that matter to us firmly on the agenda ahead of the November election.

Confirmed candidates:
🔹 Henderson: Alika Wells (Green), Phil Twyford (Labour), David Wilson (NZ First), Almo Wong (TOP), Nick Peirce (ACT), Angee Nicholas (National)
🔹 Waitākere: Steve Abel (Green), Vanushi Walters (Labour), Mark Roach (TOP), Callum Sheridan (ACT), Bianca O'Keefe (Independent)
🔹 Glendene: Yasmine Serhan (Green), Evan French (TOP)
🔹 Upper Harbour: Ryan Richards (Green), Hannahpia Baral (Labour), Bernadette Soares (NZ First), Romeo Tevaga (TOP), Cameron Brewer (National)

Catering is provided — please RSVP by Wednesday, 30 September:
👉 https://forms.gle/hQuhC8HEDHeGwtdg8

Tag a friend, share with your networks — the more voices in the room, the better for West Auckland.

⏰ Reminder: enrolments/updates close 25 October, advance voting starts 26 October.

27/07/2026

✨ You're warmly invited! ✨

The Waitākere Ethnic Board would love you to join us for our Open Day & Network Hui, a friendly morning of connection for West Auckland's ethnic and multicultural communities.

📅 Tuesday 18 August 2026
🕙 10.00am to 12.00pm (with time to network)
📍 Te Au o Te Koopua, Community Waitākere, Level 1, 20 Alderman Drive, Henderson (Koru & Pōhutukawa rooms)

Come along to meet your neighbours and community leaders, hear about the Board's work and the milestones we have reached together, share what is happening in your community, and connect with others. Everyone is welcome, whether you have known WEB for years or are meeting us for the first time.

Community members, leaders and organisations across West Auckland are all warmly welcome.

📝 Please RSVP: https://forms.gle/kZ7Ssy3CDspsyJF97

Bringing Cultures Together | Tui, Tui-Tuia Ngā Herenga Tangata

13/07/2026

You thought you did not need them, until to went to the community event and saw how much you did.

10/07/2026

28/06/2026

The best chapter of West Auckland's multicultural story is still being written and we want you to help write it.

WEB's vision is a West Auckland where every ethnic community is valued, heard, and empowered. A region where diversity is not just tolerated but genuinely celebrated as the foundation of our collective success.

We're working towards:
Greater community representation in local decision-making
Better access to health, education, and social services for ethnic communities
Stronger cross-cultural connections across West Auckland
A region where the next generation grows up proud of who they are

The Waitakere Ethnic Board (WEB) is your board. We are community-led, community-driven, and committed to making West Auckland a place where every culture belongs.

Get in touch we'd love to hear from you.

Tū atu, tū mai Stand together, stand strong.

www.waitakereethnicboard.org.nz
[email protected]
09 836 0169

22/06/2026

Our communities have faced real challenges and risen above them with extraordinary strength.

Many ethnic community members in West Auckland have navigated language barriers, employment challenges, housing pressures, and the profound experience of building a new life far from home. These are not small things they take immense courage.

And yet our communities have built thriving businesses, raised remarkable families, contributed to local leadership, and enriched the cultural fabric of West Auckland in ways that cannot be measured.

The Waitakere Ethnic Board (WEB) stands alongside our communities advocating for better access to services, fairer representation, and stronger support systems so that every person, regardless of where they come from, can truly thrive in West Auckland.

Your resilience is an inspiration. Your achievements matter. WEB sees you.

🌐 www.waitakereethnicboard.org.nz
📧 [email protected]
📞 09 836 0169

KIA ORA The Waitakere Ethnic Board (WEB), a registered incorporated society, was established on 20 September 2003 after calls from ethnic groups in the former Waitakere City to establish an Ethnic Advisory Body that could promote and represent the interests of all ethnic communities within its bound...

15/06/2026

West Auckland's multicultural story didn't begin yesterday it has been generations in the making.

From early Pacific and Asian communities who settled in the region in the 1970s and 80s, to waves of migrants and refugees who have made Henderson and Waitakere their home our history is rich, layered, and deeply human.

The Waitakere Ethnic Board (WEB) was established to honour this journey to advocate for, connect, and support ethnic communities who have given so much to this region.

Today, West Auckland is home to communities from across the Pacific, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and beyond. Each community carries its own stories, traditions, and contributions that shape who we are as a region.

🕰️ Knowing where we've come from helps us build a stronger future together.

🌐 www.waitakereethnicboard.org.nz
📧 [email protected]
📞 09 836 0169

KIA ORA The Waitakere Ethnic Board (WEB), a registered incorporated society, was established on 20 September 2003 after calls from ethnic groups in the former Waitakere City to establish an Ethnic Advisory Body that could promote and represent the interests of all ethnic communities within its bound...

08/06/2026

Connection is at the heart of everything WEB does and it starts with showing up for each other. Throughout the year, the Waitakere Ethnic Board (WEB) supports and coordinates events that bring our diverse communities together cultural celebrations, community forums, networking evenings, and family-friendly festivals right here in Henderson and across West Auckland. These aren't just events. They're spaces where new friendships are formed, stories are shared, and our communities grow stronger. Whether you're new to New Zealand or have called West Auckland home for decades there is a place for you here. Follow this page and stay connected so you never miss what's happening in your community.