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Puketāpapa Local Board

The Puketāpapa Local Board borders the Manukau Harbour and includes the suburbs of Three Kings, Mt. Roskill, Hillsborough, Waikowhai, Lynfield and Wesley.

The area has one of the most culturally diverse residential communities in the Auckland region and a large amount of business land.

Waitamatā Local Board

The Waitematā Local Board includes the city centre and fringe retail and commercial areas (including Newmarket), and the inner city residential suburbs.

• The Waitematā Local Board area was home to an estimated 94,500 people as at 30 June 2015, accounting for 6.0 per cent of Auckland’s total population.
• Statistics New Zealand predicts the population of Waitematā could reach 130,200 by 2033, which is an increase of 48,900 people on 2013 levels, or 60 per cent growth.
• The median age of residents in Waitematā is 30.4 years compared to 35.1 years for Auckland.
• The proportion of children in Waitematā are low compared to Auckland as a whole (10.2 per cent aged 0 to 14 years compared with 20.9 per cent), and the proportion of those aged 65 years and over are also relatively low (6.4 per cent compared with 11.5 per cent).
• As at the 2013 Census, less than a third (29 per cent) of dwellings in Waitematā were separate houses which is considerably lower than the regional proportion of 74.7 per cent.
• Employment in Waitematā is mostly concentrated in the city centre, which had about 93,000 employees in 2013 from a total of 188,000 jobs located in the board area.
• Around 46,000 of our residents work in Waitematā, while about 100,000 people from around Auckland travel into Waitematā every day to work.

Albert-Eden Local Board

Centrally located within the Auckland isthmus, the area has very good transport links, well-established and relatively high density residential areas and an ethnically diverse population.

It has a strong ‘village’ character.

Village centres include:

• Mt Eden, with an arts focus
• Kingsland, which has in recent years become home to an edgier, younger culture
• Sandringham with its distinctively Indian community focus
• Mt Albert, whose community is in search of urban renewal.

Auckland Council

Auckland Council’s support of Social Enterprise Auckland is a step toward supporting the emerging Social Enterprise scene here in Auckland.  ​

The projects and organisations profiled on this website represent the leaders in this rapidly growing sector and Auckland Council believes they should be congratulated for their creativity, courage and tenacity in forging a new way of doing business for the common good.

GridAKL

GridAKL seeks to inspire an entrepreneurial spirit, grow innovative businesses, create jobs, and enrich the innovation community for Auckland’s economic future. An Auckland that thrives on innovation fosters innovative businesses, nurtures talent and has a rich and diverse community flush with ideas. GridAKL seeks to create the right conditions for innovation as a platform for economic growth. GridAKL is a passionate supporter of social enterprises and collaborates with Social Enterprise Auckland in a number of ways, including providing event space and working space for social entrepreneurs.

Ākina Foundation

Ākina believes that social entrepreneurs and social enterprise represent a powerful opportunity to build a new economy that regenerates the environment and creates the social foundations for people to thrive. This is especially true in Auckland where the challenges, opportunities, and speed of development are at their peak.