Mayor of Far North

The mayor of Far North is the head of local government in the Far North District of New Zealand's North Island. The mayor presides over the meetings of the Far North District Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method. The current mayor is Moko Tepania, first elected in October 2022 during that year's local elections.

Method of election
In August 2020, Far North District councillors unanimously voted to use the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system in future elections. Then mayor John Carter abstained from voting on the issue. A non-binding survey of local residents on the issue received 637 submissions, resulting in 231-to-406 in favour of adopting STV. The council previously used a first-past-the-post system. This change of electoral system will be reconsidered following the 2025 local elections.