Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate
Kaipara ki Mahurangi covers the satellite towns in the northern Auckland region up to the border to Northland, including Helensville, Warkworth, and Huapai. The electorate is held by National’s Chris Penk, who has held it since the election's creation in 2020 and won in 2023 with a margin of 28,281, but is retiring this election. National also won the party vote in 2023 with 48%, while Labour was second with 17%. The electorate’s name translates to “Kaipara to Mahurangi.”
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