Mayor of Kaipara
Introduction


[thumb\|200x200px\|Map of the [Kaipara District](/wiki/Kaipara_District "Kaipara District") within [Northland](/wiki/Northland_Region "Northland Region")](/wiki/File:Kaipara_District_map_2023.png "Kaipara District map 2023.png")
The **mayor of Kaipara** is the head of local government in the [Kaipara District](/wiki/Kaipara_District "Kaipara District") of New Zealand's [North Island](/wiki/North_Island "North Island"). The mayor presides over the meetings of the [Kaipara District Council](/wiki/Kaipara_District_Council "Kaipara District Council"). The mayor is directly elected using the [Single Transferable Vote](/wiki/Single_transferable_vote "Single transferable vote") method. The current mayor is [Craig Jepson](/wiki/Craig_Jepson "Craig Jepson"), first elected in October 2022 during that year's [local elections](/wiki/2022_New_Zealand_local_elections "2022 New Zealand local elections").


In what region and island of New Zealand is the Kaipara District located?