Your councillors
Regional councillors are your community voice. Members of the current council were elected in October 2022, 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 Geoff Crawford
Constituency | Mid North General
Committee membership
- Joint Regional Economic Development Committee
- Infrastructure Committee
- Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party
- Te Taitokerau Māori and Council Working Party (TTMAC)
- Taumārere River Liaison Working Group (Co-Chair)
- Ex-Officio on all subcommittees and working parties
Portfolios
- Northland Conservation Board
- Shareholder representative for Northland Marsden Maritime Holdings Limited (as Chair of council)
- Shareholder representative for Northland Inc. Limited (as Chair of council)
- Shareholder representative on Regional Software Holdings Limited (as Chair of council)
- Upper North Island Strategic Alliance (UNISA) (as Chair of council)
- Zone One (LGNZ) (as Chair of council)
Deputy Chair Tui Shortland
Constituency | Te Raki Māori
Committee membership
- Civil Defence Emergency Management Committee (Alternate member)
- Joint Regional Economic Development Committee
- Natural Resources Working Party (Chair)
- Te Taitokerau Māori and Council Working Party (TTMAC) (Co-Chair)
Portfolio
- Kaipara Moana Working Party
Councillor Marty Robinson
Constituency | Bay of Islands-Whangaroa General
E: [email protected] | P: 027 347 8048
Committee membership
- Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board
- Natural Resources Working Party
- Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party
- Te Taitokerau Māori and Council Working Party (TTMAC) (NRC alternative Co-Chair)
- Kāeo-Whangaroa River Working Group (Chair)
- Kerikeri River Working Group (Alternate member)
Councillor Amy Macdonald
Constituency | Coastal Central General
E: [email protected] | P: 027 347 6359
Committee membership
- Joint Climate Change Adaptation Committee
- Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee
- Natural Resources Working Party
Portfolio
- Northland Īnanga Spawning Habitat Restoration Project
Councillor Rick Stolwerk
Constituency | Coastal South General
E: [email protected] | P: 027 228 2073
Committee membership
- Civil Defence Emergency Management Committee
- Investment Committee
- WDC/NRC Whangārei Public Transport Working Party (Chair)
- Natural Resources Working Party
- Ruakākā River Working Group (Chair)
Councillor Joe Carr
Constituency | Far North General
E: [email protected] | P: 027 243 9936
Committee membership
- Regional Transport Committee (Chair)
- Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board
- Infrastructure Committee
- Audit and Risk Committee
- WDC/NRC Whangārei Public Transport Working Party
- Kāeo-Whangaroa River Working Group (Alternate member)
- Kerikeri River Working Group
- Taumārere River Liaison Working Group (Alternate member)
- Awanui River Working Group (Chair)
Councillor John Blackwell
Constituency | Kaipara General
E: [email protected] | P: 027 295 3431
Committee membership
- Regional Transport Committee (Deputy Chair)
- Joint Climate Change Adaptation Committee (Alternate member)
- Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee
- Infrastructure Committee (Chair)
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Investment Committee
- Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party
- Kaihū River Working Group (Chair)
Councillor Peter-Lucas Jones
Constituency | Te Raki Māori
Committee membership
- Regional Transport Committee (NRC alternate member)
- Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē Board (Alternate member)
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Awanui River Working Group (Alternate member)
Portfolio
- Kaipara Moana Working Party
Councillor Jack Craw
Constituency | Whangārei Central General
E: [email protected] | P: 027 243 1923
Committee membership
- Kaipara Moana Remediation Joint Committee
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Investment Committee
- WDC/NRC Whangārei Public Transport Working Party
- Biosecurity and Biodiversity Working Party (Chair)
- Urban Whangārei Working Group (Chair)