Mayor of the Far North

The mayor of the Far North is the elected head of local government in the Far North District of New Zealand's North Island; one of 67 mayors in the country. The largest town in the district is Kerikeri and the council is based in Kaikohe. The mayor presides over the Far North District Council and is directly elected using the single transferable vote method.

Mayor of the Far North
Te Kahika o Te Hiku o te Ika
Coat of arms of the Far North District
Incumbent Moko Tepania since 2022
Style	His/Her Worship
Seat	Kaikohe
Term length	3 years, renewable
Formation	1989
First holder	Millie Srhoj
Deputy	Kelly Stratford
Salary	162,879[1]
Website	Official website

Map of the Far North District within Northland

The current mayor is Moko Tepania, first elected in October 2022 during that year's local elections. He is a member of the Te Rarawa and Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa Māori iwi.^[2]

Method of election

In August 2020, Far North District councillors unanimously voted to use the single transferable vote (STV) system in future elections. Then mayor John Carter abstained from voting on the issue. A non-binding survey of local residents on the issue received 637 submissions, resulting in 231-to-406 in favour of adopting STV. The council previously used a first-past-the-post system. This change of electoral system will be reconsidered following the 2025 local elections.^[3]

List of mayors

	Mayor		Affiliation		Term	Deputy		Affiliation		Term
1		Miljenko "Millie" Srhoj		?	1989–1992		Dover Samuels		?	1989–1992
2		Sue James		?	1992–1998[4]		?		?	1992–1998
3		Yvonne Sharp		?	1998–2007[5]		John Klaricich		?	1998–2004[6]
							Laurie Byers		?	2004–2007
4		Wayne Brown		?	2007–2013[7]		Sally Macauley		?	2007–2010
							Ann Court		?	2010–2013[8]
5		John Carter		None [9][10][11]	2013–2022[12]		Tania McInnes		Independent[9]	2013–2019[13]
									None[10]
							Ann Court		None[11]	2019–2022[8]
6		Moko Tepania		None[14]	2022–present[15]		Kelly Stratford		Independent[14]	2022–present[16]