Botany

Botany is a growing community and includes the area covering the Flat Bush development. Its major attractions are the Ormiston Road Bridge, the Barry Curtis Park, and the Botany town centre. The town centre is in the heart of the ward and is located approximately 19 kilometres from the Auckland CBD, situated on the corner of Te Irirangi and Ti Rakau Drives in South East Auckland.

The town centre is easily accessible via car or bus, and is a short 20-30 minute drive from Auckland International Airport. There are regular bus services to the Centre servicing the route from the Britomart Station in downtown Auckland (Source: Advocacy Plan).

Community Advocacy Plan

The Botany Community Board published an award winning Advocacy Plan - Botany [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 913.97 KB] which outlines the needs and desires for the community.

Ward Map

The boundaries of the Botany community may be viewed on this map Ward map - Botany-Clevedon [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 275.61 KB].

Demographic Profile

Up until 2004, Botany was part of the Howick, Clevedon and Otara wards and has experienced rapid growth with its burgeoning population over the past decade. The Botany community now includes the rapidly developing East Tamaki and Highbrook industrial areas, the Burswood, Huntington Park, Golflands, Botany Downs and Dannemora neighbourhoods, and the Botany shopping complex.

It also includes the current Flat Bush development area which will have its own town centre and an estimated 40,000 residents by 2020. The majority of Botany community residents are European (46 per cent) and Asian (42%), with the rest of the population consisting of Maori (5%), Pacific peoples (4%) and Middle Eastern, Latin American and African ethnic groups (3%).

The residents in Botany enjoy their high quality environment, with its exciting new growth, development and multi-cultural community. Botany’s central location, close to all amenities, good schools, shopping, parks, reserves and the countryside makes it a great place for families to live. Details of the Botany census profiles may be viewed here, following this link 2006 Census Profile - Botany [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 618.75 KB].

Community Board

The Botany Community Board meets in the evening on the first Monday of each month. Members of the public are welcome to attend. To find out more about the Botany Community Board view their website http://www.botanycommunityboard.org.nz/.

Board Members

The following are the current members of the Botany Community Board:

Dyann Calverley (Chairperson)

2 Lexington Drive
Howick
Home phone: 09 537 6400
Mobile: 021 535 682
Email: dyanncalverley@hotmail.com

Trevor Armstrong
7 Millington Place
Botany
Home phone: 09 274 4193
Mobile: 021 185 4074
Business phone:09 273 8560
Business fax: 09 272 9389
Email: t_armstrong2@hotmail.com

Roy Bootle
3 Ksenia Place
Chapel Haven
Botany
Home phone: 09 277 4754
Home fax: 09 277 4530
Email: roy.meena.bootle@xtra.co.nz

Wayne Huang
1 Estelle Place
Farm Cove
Pakuranga
Home phone: 09 577 1266
Mobile: 021 280 6238
Business phone: 09 534 3869
Business fax: 534 3239
Email: wayne@seenet.co.nz

Lucy Schwaner
105 Baverstock Road
Dannemora
Home phone: 09 271 3255
Mobile: 027 362 8817
Home fax: 09 271 3254
Email: lschwaner@xtra.co.nz

Councillor Michael Williams
22 Masefield Street
Howick
Home phone: 09 534 5450
Mobile: 021 702 802
Business phone: 09 262 5790
Email: botany@michaelwilliams.co.nz

Board Relationship Manager

The Board is supported by a Relationship Manager, details below:

Jenni Wild
Phone: 09 262 8900 ext 8189
Mobile: 027 474 1141
Email: jenni.wild@manukau.govt.nz

Community Advisor

Each ward in Manukau has a community advisor who can help you with:

Networking and linking to other resources
Funding information
Advice and information on managing your community group
Group facilitation
Conflict resolution and mediation
Local community project development

The Community Advisor for Botany is:

Sjimmy Fransen
Address: Howick Office, Seymour Building
46 Fencible Drive
Howick
Mobile: 027 233 2402
Phone: 09 262 8900 ext 8496
Fax: 09 262 5413
Email: sjimmy.fransen@manukau.govt.nz

Major 2009 LTCCP (Long Term Council Community Plan) Issues

Issue	Ward Submission
Telstra Clear Events Centre Stage 2 Development	Under current economic climate, Council cannot provide the requested $40M to construct a white-water kayaking course, cultural/conference centre.
Crime Prevention Initiatives	Council to support business crime prevention initiatives (e.g. Asian Council on reducing crime, Neighbourhood Support and Crime Watch Patrols).
Financial Support from Council	Subsidise space requiring $15,000/year; support relocation of old Baverstock school house; provide financial support for Pakuranga-Eastern Manukau CAB.
Programme for Settlers	Continue supporting conduct of orientation programme (Kiwi Life) for new settlers (being conducted at Highland Park).