The Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is overseen by the Manukau ward councillors.^[3]

The local board area includes the suburbs of Ōtara, Papatoetoe, East Tāmaki, Puhinui and central Manukau.^[3]

Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area covers 37.11 km² (14.33 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 96,700 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 2,606 people per km².

Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area had a population of 85,122 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9,459 people (12.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 12,798 people (17.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 20,412 households, comprising 42,900 males and 42,225 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 29.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 20,610 people (24.2%) aged under 15 years, 23,328 (27.4%) aged 15 to 29, 34,233 (40.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 6,951 (8.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 16.6% European/Pākehā, 15.7% Māori, 46.0% Pacific peoples, 35.1% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 45.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 18.2% had no religion, 48.5% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 12.0% were Hindu, 4.7% were Muslim, 2.0% were Buddhist and 7.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 8,895 (13.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 13,035 (20.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 4,560 people (7.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 32,469 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 7,608 (11.8%) were part-time, and 3,735 (5.8%) were unemployed.^[4]

The current board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections, are:^[5]

• Apulu Reece Autagavaia, Labour – (3662 votes)
• Ofa Dewes, Labour – (3267 votes)
• Albert Lim, INDEPENDENTLY PAPATOETOE – (3142 votes)
• Vi Hausia, Labour – (3117 votes)
• Swanie Nelson, Labour – (3106 votes)
• Ashraf Choudhary, Labour – (3079 votes)
• Topou Folau, (no affiliation) – (2152 votes)

Board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections, are:^[6]

• Ross Robertson, Labour – (5443 votes)
• Dawn Trenberth, Labour – (4116 votes)
• Ofa Dewes, Labour – (3913 votes)
• Lotu Fuli, Labour – (3848 votes)
• Ashraf Choudhary, Labour – (3785 votes)
• Swanie Nelson, Labour – (3687 votes)
• Apulu Reece Autagavaia, Labour – (3613 votes)

The board members who served from the 2016 local body elections to the 2019 election were:

• Lotu Fuli (Chair)
• Ross Robertson (Deputy Chair)
• Apulu Reece Autagavaia
• Mary Gush
• Donna Lee
• Dawn Trenberth
• Ashraf Choudhary