Deb Harding and Phoenix Ruka have been sworn in as part of Whangārei District Council’s first Māori wards. Te Karere reporter Isobel...

Tui Shortland and Peter Lucas Jones, the first councillors from the Te Raki Constituency, have joined the Northland Regional Council....

Whangarei District Council produced its draft plan on Māori wards based on what they hope their Māori wards will look like.

A handful of Whāngārei District councillors challenged the council’s decision to adopt Māori wards.