New Kaipara Council is Official
November 12, 2025
I had the great pleasure of attending the new Council's inaugural meeting and swearing in ceremony today at Matakohe War Memorial Hall.The ceremony was opened by Pastor Tawhiri Littlejohn accompanied by his mother Mina Paikea. The Dargaville High School kapa haka group perfo...
Aranga Beach Toilet Opening
November 4, 2025
It was a beautiful sunny morning on Monday for the official opening of the new Aranga toilets.The project was built by Huband Contractors with project management by Hoskin Civil, with a final cost of $230,000 funded by depreciation reserves.The old toilets had failed and it ...
Creating Strategic Networks for Kaipara
October 24, 2025
Had a great couple of days at "Mayors School" in the capital.This was a great opportunity to connect with most of the 66 Mayors from across New Zealand - 33 of whom were returning re-elected, and 33 new in the job.Lots of great information about how to run successful council...
Northern Corridor Route Approved
October 20, 2025
MAJOR NEWS FOR KAIPARA AND NORTHLANDAs announced today by the Transport Minister, Hon Chris Bishop, the NZTA Board has endorsed the Northland Corridor investment case for the 2 RoNS between Te Hana and Whangārei, Te Hana and Port Marsden Highway (including the Alternative t...
Kaiwaka Volunteer Fire Brigade Honours Night
October 18, 2025
Had the pleasure of spending the first evening of my mayoralty at the Kaiwaka Volunteer Fire Brigade honours night. Kaipara District contains eight fire brigades - Mangawhai, Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, Paparoa, Tinopai, Ruawai, Dargaville and Te Kopuru. The dedicated volunteers ...
Jonathan Larsen - Mayor of Kaipara District Council
October 18, 2025
I received a phone call last night to inform me that I have been elected as the Mayor of Kaipara District.Thank you to everyone who has helped me throughout the campaign. The faith and support that voters across the district have provided has been very humbling.Most importan...
Managing growth at Mangawhai
September 25, 2025
Te Waihekeora Reservoir Official Opening
September 25, 2025
Had the privilege of attending the opening of the Te Waihekeora water reservoir today by Prime Minister Rt Hon Christopher Luxon. A major initiative of Hon Shane Jones the Te Tai Tokerau Water Trust reservoir provides opportunities for significant economic growth in Kaipara ...
Fixing our roads
September 22, 2025
Roading is Council’s biggest asset and biggest spend of ratepayers money. Understandably the condition of our roads is one of the biggest concerns raised by ratepayers. With 1200km of our 1600km road network being unsealed it is a big area to maintain. At th...
Jonathan Larsen - Mayor for all of Kaipara
September 3, 2025
I’m Jonathan Larsen and I am standing to be your new Mayor in the upcoming elections in October. I'm your current Deputy Mayor, and four term Councillor, I bring experience, stability, and strong leadership with a track record of delivering results for Kaipara’s rat...
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Jonathan Larsen
MAYOR - Kaipara District Council
jlarsen@kaipara.govt.nz
021 067 6525
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