EXHIBIT 23.1


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Partnership Policy Committee
Northern Border Partners, L.P.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-63566 and File No. 333-72323) and on Form S-8 (File No.
333-66949) of Northern Border Partners, L.P. (the Partnership) of our report
dated March 8, 2002 relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Northern
Border Partners, L.P. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001, and the related
consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes
in partners' equity for the year ended December 31, 2001 which report appears in
the December 31, 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Northern Border Partners,
L.P.

Our report refers to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,"
which was subsequently amended by SFAS No. 137 and SFAS No. 138.


/s/ KPMG LLP


Omaha, Nebraska
March 8, 2002