The council is the governing body of NorthTec and is constituted as follows.

Chair of Council: Vern Dark

Deputy Chair of Council: Gay McCullough

Ministerial Representatives 

Phillip Trappitt

Clare Davies-Colley

Warren Moyes

Marshall Taylor

 

The Chief Executive
Terry Barnett

Allied Staff Representative
Gwen Edge

Academic Staff Representative
Elton Hadfield

Student Representative
Leanne Emtage

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Julie Governor

Employers' Association
Information Pending...

Co-opted Representatives
Robert Lescher
Tepania Kingi
Craig Brown
Vern Dark
Gay McCullough

Members of the Council are appointed, or are elected to hold office for four years, apart from the student member who holds office for one year.

A member co-opted to Council holds office for such period not exceeding four years, as the Council determines in relation to the member concerned.

The maximum term for any member, other than the Chief Executive, is three consecutive four year terms.