[1] The council is led by the mayor of Far North, who is currently Moko Tepania.

According to the right-wing Taxpayers' Union think tank, residential rates averaged $2,428.

[4] The Far North District currently has 3 community boards, Bay of Islands-Whangaroa, Kaikohe-Hokianga and Te Hiku.

Geographically they cover the entire district and are synonymous with the general ward boundaries.

The Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community Board has 7 single member subdivions, Kawakawa-Moerewa, Kerikeri, Paihia, Russell-Opua, Waipapa and Whangaroa.