The Tawa Community Board as at December 2009 comprised (from left in photo below) Dennis Sharman, Malcolm Sparrow, Robert Tredger (chair), Cr Hayley Wain, Cr Ngaire Best, Chris Reading, David Darroch and Graeme Hansen. Malcolm Sparrow was elected to the board in a by-election in November 2009 following the death of long-serving board member Graeme Sutton in September.