Northland Regional Council (abbr. NRC; Māori: Te Kaunihera ā rohe o Te Taitokerau) is the regional authority for the Northland Region of New Zealand. The current entity has existed since 1989.
The governing body of the council has nine councillors, one of whom is elected as chair by their fellow members (currently Pita Tipene since November 2025).
Governing body
Chair November 2023: Geoff Crawford; deputy Tui Shortland November 2025: Pita Tipene; deputy Jack Craw
Current composition The current members of the governing body of council are: Councillor Affiliation Constituency In office since Pita Tipene (Chair) Independent Te Raki Māori 18 October 2025 Jack Craw (Deputy) Independent Whangārei Central general 13 October 2016 Joe Carr Independent Far North general 18 October 2007 Colin Kitchen Independent Bay of Islands-Whangaroa general 18 October 2025 John Blackwell Independent Kaipara general 14 October 2022 Amy MacDonald Independent Coastal Central general 17 October 2019 John Hunt Independent Coastal South general 18 October 2025 Geoff Crawford Independent Whangārei Central general 14 October 2016 Arama Morunga Te Pāti Māori Te Raki Māori 18 October 2025
Constituencies The council has the following constituencies for electoral representation purposes: Elections
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