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Far North District Council

City/District Council

$42,303,781 Kanoa FundingVisit Website

Council Details

Council Type
City/District Council
Short Name
Far North
CEO
-
Established
-

Contact

Website
www.fndc.govt.nz
Email
-
Phone
-
Address
-

Elected Member Remuneration (2025-2026)

Mayor Salary
$181,545
+7.5% from 2025($12,639)
Average Councillor Salary
$102,853
+11.4% from 2025($10,543)

Source: NZ Taxpayers' Union (via Remuneration Authority data). Average councillors' salaries calculated by dividing each council's governance remuneration pool by the number of councillors.

Financial Health Score (2024)

Overall Score
61.5/100
Tier 3 - Acceptable
National Ranking
#18
of all councils
Peer Group Ranking
#12
of 15 in Rural
Solvency
80
30%
Operational
72.5
25%
Liquidity
39.4
15%
Assets
47.5
15%
Sustainability
42
15%
Net Debt to Revenue
118%
Interest Coverage

Historical Financial Data

32 years available
Operating Income
$152.3M
+7.1% YoY
Operating Expenditure
$175.3M
+9.3% YoY
Operating Result
$-23.0M
Deficit
Total Result
$113.1M

Income

Rates$102.9M
Regulatory Income & Petrol Tax$5.6M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$19.6M
Interest Income$2.0M
Dividend Income$1.5M
Sales & Other Income$20.7M
Total Operating Income$152.3M

Expenditure

Employee Costs$34.2M
Depreciation & Amortisation$47.7M
Grants, Subsidies & Donations$7.5M
Interest Expenditure$5.6M
Purchases & Other$80.4M
Total Operating Expenditure$175.3M

Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. All values in NZD.

Current Elected Members

Leadership

Moko Tepania

Mayor

$181,545/year

Chicky Rudkin

Deputy Mayor

Councillors(avg. $102,853/year)

Ann Court

Bay of Islands-Whangaroa General Ward

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Operating Margin
-%
Debt to Assets
4.7%

Financial Position (Stats NZ Data)

Total Assets
$2.8B
Total Debt
$131M
Rates Revenue
$103M
Current Ratio
0.55x

Source: Stats NZ Local Authority Financial Statistics. Scoring methodology based on DIA financial prudence benchmarks.View all council rankings →

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