Whangārei District Council yesterday selected its councillor representatives for key Northland regional local government leadership roles.
The key inter-council regional leadership roles included for climate change, Civil Defence and transport.
New councillor Scott McKenzie will be WDC's representative on Northland's regional joint climate change adaptation committee with Cr Nick Connop as alternate. WDC's two Whangārei District Māori Ward councillors will also be involved, with Cr Phoenix Ruka as WDC's Māori representative, Cr Deb Harding alternate.
Cr Ruka told yesterday's council meeting he was pleased to have been selected to be part of the regional committee as climate change affected Māori around Whangārei and Northland.