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Far North District Council Elected Members

The Far North District Council currently comprises a Mayor and 9 Councillors who represent the 3 wards within the District.
The Mayor is independently elected over the whole District, while Councillors are elected from three electoral areas (wards) being Northern, Western and Eastern.

Mayor
Councillors
Northern Ward
Western Ward
Eastern Ward

The District is also divided into Community Board divisions.
Northern (Te Hiku) Community
Doubtless Bay Subdivision
Kaitaia Subdivision
North Cape Subdivision

Western (Kaikohe-Hokianga) Community
Hokianga Subdivision
Kaikohe Subdivision

Eastern (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa) Community
Bay Of Islands Subdivision
Kerikeri/Whangaroa Subdivision

Councillors are also appointed to represent Council on each Community Board.
Elected members hold regular meetings. Dates and orders for their meetings and minutes are available on our meetings page.

Mayor

Mayor Wayne Brown 

photo provided by Northern Advocate

• Far North Holdings Limited Shareholder's Representative
• New Zealand Historic Places Trust  
• Rates Postponement Project Joint Committee (and Councillor McNally)
• Society for the Preservation of the Kerikeri Stone Store Area (and member Annison - Eastern (Whangaroa/Bay of Islands) Community Board)  
• Council Controlled Trading Organisation Committee

Contact details
Phone: (09) 401 5211
Fax: (09) 401 0115
Email: mayor@fndc.govt.nz

Click here to view Mayor Wayne Brown's address to the first Council meeting. 

Councillors

 
This section provides information about our Councillors, including a list of the external committees or agencies to which they are appointed to represent the district.

Northern Ward

Councillor Ian Bamber

• Maori Representation Task Group (Members Dalton & Davis - Western Community Board)
• Te Ahu Trust
• Economic Development
• Council Controlled Trading Organisation Committee
• Comunities for Climate Protection NZ

Phone: (09) 408 4035
Mobile: 0275 556 079
Fax: (09) 408 3894
Email: ianbamber@farmside.co.nz

Councillor Dennis Bowman

• Northern Roads Liaison
• Regional Waste
• Sewerage Portfolio (including Wastewater & Refuse)

Phone: (09) 409 3888
Mobile: 0273 056 625
Fax: (09) 409 3800
Email: bowmane@xnet.co.nz
Represents: Northern Community Board

Councillor Colin (Toss) Kitchen

• Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
• Northland Road Safety Forum & Action Group
• Sport Northland  / Regional Physical Activity Strategy and other sporting activities

Phone: (09) 408 7927
(09) 408 6273
Mobile: 0274 762 079
Fax: (09) 408 0041
Email: colin.kitchen@fire.org.nz  

Western Ward

Councillor Sally Macauley (Deputy Mayor)

• Economic Development (with Councillor Bamber)
• Hokianga Harbour Working Party (with Western (Kaikohe/Hokianga) Community Board Members Dalton and Davis
• Kaikohe Pioneer Village
• Kerikeri Civic Trust ('The Centre')
• Sister Cities Representative
• Governance

Phone: (09) 401 0569
Mobile: 0212 443 185
Fax: (09) 401 2206
Email: sallygmac@xtra.co.nz
Represents: Western Community Board

Councillor Laurie Byers

• Sport Northland / Regional Physical Activity Strategy and other sporting activities (with support from Councillor Kitchen)
• Long Term Planning
• Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Inter Council Working Party
• Monitoring and Animal Control

Phone: (09) 401 0857
Mobile: 0272 928 403
Fax: (09) 401 0737
Email: lauriebyers@xtra.co.nz

Eastern Ward

Councillor Steve McNally

• District Facilities
• Mainstreets
• Civic Buildings
• Parks\Reserves
• Southern Roads Liaison
• Pensioner Housing
• Building Consents
• Council Controlled Trading Organisation Committee
• Rates Postponement Project Joint Committee (and the Mayor)

Phone: (09) 407 7769
Mobile: 0274 978 633
Fax: (09) 407 7169
Email: steve@mcnallyvaluation.co.nz

Councillor Ann Court

• Creative Communities Funding Assessment Committee
• Resource Consents

Phone: (09) 407 7558
Mobile: 0272 955 550
Fax: (09) 407 7558
Email: thebarnhouse@xtra.co.nz
Represents: Eastern (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa) Community

Councillor Di Maxwell

• Audit & Finance Committee chairperson 

Phone: (09) 407 5443
Mobile: 0274 973 757
Fax:
Email: di@creative-edge.co.nz

  Councillor Tom Baker

• Pensioner Housing
• Building Consents

Phone: (09) 407 6115
Mobile:
Fax: (09) 407 4066
Email: tom.baker@clear.net.nz

Eastern (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa) Community Board

This section provides information about Eastern (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa) Community Board members, including a list of the external committees or agencies to which they are appointed as Board representatives.

Paul Gorringe (Chair) 

• Paihia Heritage Sub-Committee
• Resource Consent Representative

Phone: (09) 402 5291
Mobile: 021 052 5599
Fax:
Email: gorringe@xtra.co.nz
Location: Bay of Islands

Florence Annison (Deputy Chair)

• Paihia Heritage Sub-Committee
• Resource Consent Representative

Phone: (09) 407 6555
Mobile:
Fax: (09) 407 6555
Email:
Location: Whangaroa-Kerikeri

Craig Fountain 

• The Centre

Phone:
Mobile: 021 310 333
Fax:
Email: craig@aldertonpark.co.nz
Location: Whangaroa-Kerikeri

Gray Phillips

Phone: (09) 404 1348
Mobile: 0274 489 680
Fax:
Email:
Location: Bay of Islands

Stephen Timings

• Kaeo Community Swimming Pool Committee
• Whangaroa Rivers Management Plan Liaison Committee

Phone: (09) 407 6746 (hm) or (09) 407 7587
Mobile: 0210 783 377
Fax:
Email: timings@xtra.co.nz
Location: Whangaroa-Kerikeri

Margaret Wikaire

• Kawakawa Domain & reserves Management Committee
• Committee for Use of the Hundertwasser Fund
• Resource Consent Representative

Phone: (09) 404 0888
Mobile:
Fax:
Email: margaretw@windowslive.com
Location: Bay of Islands

Councillor Ann Court

• Creative Communities Funding Assessment Committee
• Resource Consents 

Phone: (09) 407 7558
Mobile: 0272 955 550
Fax: (09) 407 7558
Email: thebarnhouse@xtra.co.nz
Represents: Eastern (Bay of Islands-Whangaroa) Community

Northern (Te Hiku) Community Board

This section provides information about Northern (Te Hiku) Community Board members, including a list of the external committees or agencies to which they are appointed to represent the Board.

Fiona King (Chair)

• NRC Environmental Management Committee and Subcommittee (Regional Water and Soil Plan for Northland Working Group)
• Kaitaia Drainage Subcommittee Representative on Awanui River Management Plan Liaison Committee

Phone: (09) 406 7277
Mobile: 0274 988 133
Fax: (09) 406 7267
Email: elbury@xtra.co.nz
Location: Kaitaia

Phil Cross (Deputy Chair)

• Kaitaia Drainage Committee
• Awanui River Management Plan Liaison Committee

Phone:
Mobile:
Fax:
Email:
Location: Kaitaia

Lawrie Atkinson

Phone:
Mobile:
Fax:
Email:
Location: Doubtless Bay

David Senior

• Far North Museum Trust
• Aged Concern

Phone: (09) 408 4135
Mobile:
Fax:
Email: -
Location: Kaitaia

Wilhelmus (Willy) van der Sluis

• Pensioner Housing Liaison

Phone: (09) 409 7718
Mobile: 0252 938 481
Fax: (09) 409 7718
Email: willieneta@ihug.co.nz
Location: North Cape

Councillor Dennis Bowman

• Northern Roads Liaison
• Regional Waste
• Sewerage Portfolio (including Wastewater & Refuse)

Phone: (09) 409 3888
Mobile: 0273 056 625
Fax: (09) 409 3800
Email: bowmane@xnet.co.nz
Location: Kaitaia
 

Western (Kaikohe-Hokianga) Community Board

This section provides information about Western (Kaikohe-Hokianga) Community Board members, including a list of the external committees or agencies to which they are appointed to represent the Board.

Tracy Dalton (Chair)

• Waiora Hokianga (with Deputy Chair Davis and Member Davis)
• Okaihau Community Association
• Te Runanga A Iwi o Ngapuhi
• Disability issues (with Deputy Chair Davis)
• Recreation issues in Kaikohe (with Member Stephens & Schollum)

Phone: (09) 401 2365 (hm)
Mobile:
Fax: (09) 405 3490
Email: trydalton@gmail.com
Location: Kaikohe

Emma Davis (Deputy Chair)

• Waiora Hokianga (with Chairperson Dalton and Member Davis)
• North Hokianga Groups
• Rawene & Districts Community Development Inc
• Te Runanga O te Rarawa
• Rawene Hall Committee Member
• Disability Issues (with Chairperson Dalton)

Phone: (09) 405 7433
Mobile: 0274 805 475
Fax:
Email: emma.davis@xtra.co.nz
Location: Hokianga

Hiku Cherrington

• Opononi Ratepayers Association
• Waimamaku Ratepayers Association
• South Hokianga Maori Executive
• Maori Representation Task Group
• Resource Consents Representative (win Member Stephens)

Phone: (09) 405 4864
Mobile:
Fax: (09) 405 4864
Email: hiku_venus@clear.net.nz
Location: Hokianga

John Schollum

• Kaikohe & District Historical & Mechanical Trust
• Kaikohe Community Development Plan 
• Recreation issues in Kaikohe (with Member Dalton & Stephens)

Mobile: 021 1133 073
Fax:
Email: project@maxnet.co.nz
Location: Kaikohe

Win Stephens 

• Okaihau Community Association
• Resource Consent Representative (with Member Cherrington)
• Recreation issues in Kaikohe (with Member Schollum & Dalton)

Phone: (09) 401 0729
Mobile: 0274 984 830
Fax: (09) 401 0729
Email: win@dynamicsfs.co.nz
Location: Kaikohe

Councillor Sally Macauley

• Economic Development (with Councillor Bamber)
• Hokianga Harbour Working Party (with Western (Kaikohe/Hokianga) Community Board Members Dalton and Davis
• Kaikohe Pioneer Village
• Kerikeri Civic Trust ('The Centre')
• Sister Cities Representative
• Governance 

Phone: (09) 401 0569
Mobile: 0212 443 185
Fax: (09) 401 2206
Email: sallygmac@xtra.co.nz
Location: Kaikohe

Elected Members of Parliament

The area is represented by two Members of Parliament, The Honourable John Carter and Hone Harawira, Member for Te Tai Tokerau, Maori Party.

The Honourable John Carter, MP for Northland, National
Parliamentary address & Telephone Number:
c/- Parliament Bldgs, Wellington
Ph: (04) 471 9345
Ph: 0800 452 27837
Mob: 027 445 5754
Fax: (04) 472 4169
Email: john.carter@parliament.govt.nz

Electoral Office & telephone number:
Electorate office
Cnr. Cobham & Kerikeri Rds,
P.O. Box 298
Kerikeri 0470
Ph: (09) 407 7219
Fax: (09) 407 7352
Email: northlandelectorate@xtra.co.nz
Website/s: www.johncarter.co.nz
and www.ps.parliament.govt.nz

Hone Harawira, Mâori Party MP for Tai Tokerau
Parliamentary address & Telephone Number:
c/- Parliament Bldgs, Wellington
Ph: (04) 470 6955
Mob: 021 865 3728
Fax: (04) 499 7269
Email: hone.harawira@parliament.govt.nz
Website: www.tokerau.co.nz

Electoral Office & telephone number:
Electorate office
10 Bank Street
P.O. Box 594
Kaitaia 0410
Ph: (09) 408 1800
Ph: 0800 tokerau
Email: hone@tokerau.co.nz
Website/s: www.tokerau.co.nz
and www.maoriparty.com

For a complete list of Members of Parliament, visit the New Zealand Parliament website.