Governance
Waiheke Island is part of the territorial authority of Auckland City. From 1970 until its amalgamation with Auckland City in 1989, it was administered by the Waiheke County Council. Since 1989 there is a locally elected community board with limited, mainly representational powers, in line with other neighbourhoods in Auckland City. One member on the City Council represents all the inhabited Hauraki Gulf Islands (i.e. Waiheke, Great Barrier and Rakino) plus the downtown area in the central business district.
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—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)