in terms of regional governance, massey falls within the waitākere ward and subsequently under the henderson-massey local board area of the auckland city council. the henderson-massey local board area covers the suburbs of west harbour, massey, ranui, te atatu peninsula, te atatu south, lincoln, henderson, western heights, glendene, and sunnyvale and contained a population of 107,685 in the 2013 census. previously massey fell under the massey ward which contained the suburbs of whenuapai, hobsonville, herald island, west harbour, massey, ranui, and henderson north.