Your councillors

Regional councillors are your community voice

Members of the current council were elected in October 2025, and will remain in office for three years to represent the eight regional council constituencies in Northland: Bay of Islands-Whangaroa General; Coastal Central General; Coastal South General; Far North General; Kaipara General; Mid North General; Te Raki Māori; Whangārei Central General.

Although elected by individual constituencies, once sworn in, regional councillors are committed to representing the best interests of the whole of Te Taitokerau.

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Chair Pita Tipene

Profile headshot of Chair Pita Tipene.

 

Constituency | Te Raki Māori

E: Cr.Tipene@nrc.govt.nz | M: 027 457 2474

Committee membership

  • Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee
  • Joint Regional Economic Development Committee
  • Te Ruarangi Working Party
  • Alternate - Regional Transport Committee (RTC)

Ex officio

  • Infrastructure Committee
  • Investment Committee
  • Audit and Risk Committee
  • Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party

Memberships / Delegation

  • Co-Chair - Taumārere River Working Group

Deputy Chair Jack Craw

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Constituency | Whangārei Central General

E: Cr.Craw@nrc.govt.nz | M: 027 243 1923

Committee membership

  • Chair - Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party
  • Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee
  • Infrastructure Committee
  • Investment Committee
  • Te Ruarangi Working Party
  • WDC/NRC Whangārei Public Transport Working Party

Memberships / Delegation

  • Chair - Urban Whangārei Working Group

Councillor Colin (Toss) Kitchen

Profile headshot of Cr Colin (Toss) Kitchen.

 

Constituency | Bay of Islands-Whangaroa General

E: Cr.Kitchen@nrc.govt.nz | M: 027 263 1053 

Committee membership

  • Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe-Board – Joint committee
  • Civil Defence Emergency Management Committee (CDEM)
  • Infrastructure Committee
  • Audit and Risk Committee
  • Te Ruarangi Working Party

Memberships / Delegation

  • Chair - Kāeo-Whangaroa River Working Group
  • Alternate - Kerikeri-Waipapa River Working Group
  • Alternate - Awanui River Working Group

Councillor Amy Macdonald

Profile headshot of Cr Amy MacDonald (file photo).

 

Constituency | Coastal Central General

E: Cr.MacDonald@nrc.govt.nz | M: 027 347 6359

Committee membership

  • Chair - WDC/NRC Whangārei Public Transport Working Party
  • Te Ruarangi Working Party
  • Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party

Memberships / Delegation

  • Alternate - Urban Whangārei Working Group

Councillor John Hunt

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Constituency | Coastal South General

E: Cr.Hunt@nrc.govt.nz | M: 027 332 5284

Committee membership

  • Investment Committee
  • Audit and Risk Committee
  • Te Ruarangi Working Party
  • Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party
  • Alternate - Joint Regional Economic Development Committee

Councillor Joe Carr

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Constituency | Far North General

E: Cr.Carr@nrc.govt.nz | M: 027 601 5448

Committee membership

  • Chair - Regional Transport Committee (RTC)
  • Deputy Chair - Infrastructure Committee
  • Audit and Risk Committee
  • Te Ruarangi Working Party
  • WDC/NRC Whangārei Public Transport Working Party

Memberships / Delegation

  • Chair - Kerikeri-Waipapa River Working Group
  • Chair - Awanui River Working Group
  • Alternate - Kāeo-Whangaroa River Working Group
  • Alternate - Kaihū River Working Group
  • Alternate - Taumārere River Working Group

Councillor John Blackwell

Profile headshot of Cr John Blackwell.

 

Constituency | Kaipara General

E: Cr.Blackwell@nrc.govt.nz | M: 027 295 3431

Committee membership

  • Chair - Infrastructure Committee
  • Deputy Chair - Regional Transport Committee (RTC)
  • Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee
  • Investment Committee
  • Audit and Risk Committee
  • Te Ruarangi Working Party

Memberships / Delegation

  • Chair - Kaihū River Working Group

Councillor Geoff Crawford

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Constituency | Mid North General

E: Cr.Crawford@nrc.govt.nz | M: 021 921 494

Committee membership

  • Joint Regional Economic Development Committee
  • Infrastructure Committee
  • Investment Committee
  • Te Ruarangi Working Party
  • Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party

Councillor Arama Morunga

Profile headshot of Cr Arama Morunga.

 

Constituency | Te Raki Māori

E: Cr.Morunga@nrc.govt.nz | M: 027 307 4050

Committee membership

  • Co-Chair - Te Ruarangi Working Party
  • Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe-Board – Joint committee
  • Alternate - Civil Defence Emergency Management Committee (CDEM)

Memberships / Delegation

  • Urban Whangārei Working Group

Councillors and constituencies map

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Regional map showing the location of councillors and their constituencies.