Northland

Northland is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate was established for the 1996 election and is currently represented by National Party MP Mike Sabin. Northland is the northernmost general electorate of New Zealand. Inside its boundaries are the town of Kaitaia, the settlements around Hokianga, the town of Kaikohe, the Bay of Islands including Paihia, Kawakawa, Kaeo, Kerikeri, all of Kaipara District and a small rural section of Whangarei District. At the 2008 election, the town of Wellsford became part of Northland due to heavy population growth in the Rodney seat. The Northland electorate was created ahead of the introduction of Mixed...