Moko Tepania

Moko Tepania is serving his second term as mayor of the Far North. He has whakapapa links to Te Rarawa and Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa on both the east and west coasts of Northland and lives in Kaikohe Township which is the district's seat. The Far North District Council currently owns and manages $3.1 billion of infrastructure assets for around 75,000 Far Northerners, with the district's population more than doubling over the summer months. As Mayor, he is focused on balancing the district's infrastructure, growth, resilience, and community needs. The Far North is home to 144 marae, over 200 hapū and 12 iwi rūnanga.