The Puketāpapa Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council, and is one of the two boards overseen by the council's Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward councilors.

The Puketāpapa board, named after the Māori name for Mount Roskill, covers the suburbs of Hillsborough, Lynfield, Mount Roskill, Three Kings, Waikowhai, and Wesley.^[3]

The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The first board members were elected by the nationwide local elections, which were held on Saturday 9 October 2010.

Puketāpapa Local Board Area covers 18.72 km² (7.23 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 61,100 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 3,264 people per km².

Puketāpapa Local Board Area had a population of 57,555 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 4,617 people (8.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6,753 people (13.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 17,328 households, comprising 28,677 males and 28,878 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 33.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 10,098 people (17.5%) aged under 15 years, 15,078 (26.2%) aged 15 to 29, 25,365 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 7,014 (12.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 33.6% European/Pākehā, 6.0% Māori, 15.2% Pacific peoples, 49.1% Asian, and 4.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 52.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 32.1% had no religion, 36.6% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 14.0% were Hindu, 7.4% were Muslim, 2.4% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 16,167 (34.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 5,763 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 7,668 people (16.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 23,505 (49.5%) people were employed full-time, 6,654 (14.0%) were part-time, and 1,908 (4.0%) were unemployed.^[4]

The board members, elected at the 2022 local body elections, in election order:^[5]

Ella Kumar, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6682 votes)

Roseanne Hay, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6670 votes)

Fiona Lai, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6236 votes)

Jon Turner, Roskill Community Voice, (5421 votes)

Bobby Shen, Roskill Community Voice, (5317 votes)

Mark Pervan, C&R – Communities and Residents, (4882 votes)

The board members, elected at the 2019 local body elections, in election order:^[6]

Ella Kumar, C&R – Communities and Residents, (6528 votes)

Julie Fairey, Roskill Community Voice, (6390 votes)

Jon Turner, Roskill Community Voice, (6157 votes)

Fiona Lai, C&R – Communities and Residents, (5956 votes)

Bobby Shen, Roskill Community Voice, (5693 votes)

Harry Doig, Roskill Community Voice, (5545 votes)