Government
At a national level, Whangarei falls within the Whangarei electorate and the Te Taitokerau electorate.
At a local level Whangarei falls under the Northland Regional Council of which the town is the seat.
Whangarei is governed locally by the Whangarei District Council and the city is split into two council wards, Denby, which takes the northern suburbs and Okara, which takes the southern half of the city.
Policing falls under the Northland Police District which is split into two areas, Whangarei/ Kaipara and Mid/ Far North. The District Headquarters are based in Whangarei.
Judicially, the town is served by the Whangarei District Court and is also the base of the region's only High Court.
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