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.