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February 7, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Moko Tepania | Far North Mayor
Far North District Council is changing its Māori name and logo ahead of Waitangi Day.
March 15, 2026
December 21, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Albert Cash | Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Iwi Liaison Officer
It’s summer and whānau are heading to their haukainga and the beaches. Northland has declared a Far North fire Prohibition
August 14, 2023 | News
Tem Far North nemesis for bumbling smugglers
Actor Temuera Morrison says it was great to get a chance to do some home-grown filming.
August 10, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Temuera Morrison | Maori Movie Actor
Far North is a drama series about the drug busts that occurred in Ahipara in 2016, and its starring Temuera Morrison and Robyn Malcolm.
April 27, 2023 | News
NZTE takes economic roadshow to Muriwhenua
A high powered group of Māori business leaders and advisors is in the far north to identify opportunities and offer advice on how people can commercialise their resources or ideas.
February 15, 2023 | News
Cyclone exposes infrastructure weakness
A Far North District councillor says Cyclone Gabrielle has highlighted the gaps in the region's infrastructure whicfh need addresing by local and central government.
February 13, 2023 | News
Welfare center opens as cyclone sweeps far north
Far North mayor Moko Tepania says while powerful winds caused widespread damage in the region overnight - with 17-thousand electricity customers left without power - the three main centres of Kaikohe, Kaitaia and Kerikeri appear relatively unscathed for now.
October 10, 2022 | News
Tepania in nail-biting finish to Far North mayoral race
The winner of the Far North mayoralty may not be known until the end of the week, with the lead switching yesterday from Ann Court to fellow councillor and Kaikohe kura kaupapa teacher Moko Tepania.
October 4, 2022 | News
Tepania putting Māori edge into mayoral contest
One of the five Māori running to be the next mayor of the Far North District says it's impossible to call a winner until the election is over.
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