NZ Local Elections 2025

Northland Regional Council

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa General Constituency
The Northland Regional Council makes decisions about managing resources in the region, such as air, water, soil and the coastline. It also carries out plant and pest control, helps prepare for natural disasters, and is involved in regional transport. The council is made up of nine councillors. Councillors are elected to represent constituencies (areas in the region). one councillor will be elected from the Bay of Islands-Whangaroa constituency. This is a first past the post (FPP) election, so you vote by ticking the name of your preferred candidate on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Northland Regional Council election.

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Environment and biodiversity

Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.

Environment and biodiversity

Protecting the environment and managing natural resources is a key responsibility of regional councils. Regional councils are often also involved in pest control and resource management.

  • Establish fair opportunities for volunteer groups to be adequately resourced in their work to protect native forest throughout the region.

    Support efforts to find suitable bio control for Madagascar Ragwort and prevent further spread of this toxic weed.

  • Enforce strict slash controls with real penalties and push tougher rules on forestry and agriculture runoff, stormwater, land clearance and erosion.

    Secure funds for real-time water quality monitoring and public alerts, establish harbour health monitoring framework and support community groups.

    Require biodiversity impact assessments for large developments and back hapū-led responses to invasive pests like caulerpa.

  • Establish fair opportunities for volunteer groups to be adequately resourced in their work to protect native forest throughout the region.

    Support efforts to find suitable bio control for Madagascar Ragwort and prevent further spread of this toxic weed.

  • Enforce strict slash controls with real penalties and push tougher rules on forestry and agriculture runoff, stormwater, land clearance and erosion.

    Secure funds for real-time water quality monitoring and public alerts, establish harbour health monitoring framework and support community groups.

    Require biodiversity impact assessments for large developments and back hapū-led responses to invasive pests like caulerpa.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment and biodiversity

Environment and biodiversity

Freshwater

Freshwater

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

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