Pita Tipene Secures Te Raki Māori Seat on Northland Regional Council
Pita Tipene has been elected to the Northland Regional Council, winning one of the two Te Raki Māori seats in the 2025 local body elections.
His success marks a continuation of his decades-long commitment to iwi, hapū, and hapori across Tai Tokerau, and signals renewed expectation for kaupapa Māori leadership in regional governance.
Tipene is well known in Northland, having served as co-chair of the council’s Te Ruarangi Māori / Council Working Party and former chair of the Waitangi National Trust, with leadership roles in iwi, marae governance, and Māori housing organisations.
He campaigned on a platform of
- environmental stewardship
- Māori-led solutions
- resource protection
- strengthening community resilience
Author's summary: Pita Tipene elected to Northland Regional Council.
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