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TechTreat to the rescue
Friends of Wairoa Stream planted native plants in June along the neglected boundary between Sammaree Reserve and the industrial area of Sammaree Place. With the forecast dry spring and summer having already started to bite, our plants have no water source. No problem for Dave Snowden of neighbouring business TechTreat. He located a 1,000 litre water tank, had it fitted with a domestic hose outlet and organised a forklift to deliver it to the fence line - all within half an ho
By Rod Brown
18m1 min read
2026 Community Board grant allows for Privet and Taiwan Cherry removal
A Bay of Islands / Whangaroa Community Board grant funded the removal of 41 privets and Taiwan cherries by a contractor along a 60-metre stretch of Wairoa Stream opposite the public walkway bordering Alderton Park.
By Rod Brown
6d1 min read
Twenty Years of Standing Up for Kerikeri to Grow Well — Why the Next Six Months Matter the Most
We believe the communities that shape their future will be the ones who show up — prepared.
Right now, Kerikeri faces the most consequential planning decisions in a generation, and the next six months will decide them. Over the coming weeks, we'll tell you what's at stake, what we've already done, and what happens if nobody stands up for our town.
Vision Kerikeri
Oct 103 min read
Vision Kerikeri AGM 2026 – Help us build a Fighting Fund!
Consultation has taken us as far as consultation can. The next stage is one the Council's staff cannot wave through with a courteous nod: the PDP Appeal Hearings before the Environment Court. There, evidence is tested, experts are heard, and outcomes are decided on merit rather than administrative momentum. That is where VKK is heading. And that is why we are asking for your help.
Vision Kerikeri
Sep 293 min read
Vision Kerikeri's Objectives
For more than 20 years, Vision Kerikeri (VKK) has been seeking improved planning outcomes for Kerikeri and surrounding areas. Vision Kerikeri adopted the objectives set out in this post in 2005.
Vision Kerikeri
Jun 32 min read
Temporary walking route to Hall Rd from Mill Lane
Temporary track from Hall Road to Mill Lane and Te Tahawai & Wairoa Stream Tracks
Cliff Mail
Apr 41 min read
Community Board Grant Allows Privet Tree Removal
Privet trees marked for removal by contractors. Northland Treeworks felled 10 large Privet trees along the Wairoa Stream track, which was funded by a grant of $2,898 from our Bay of Islands / Whangaroa Community Board and follows a Community Board grant last year to fell 8 large Privet Trees, for which Friends of Wairoa Stream (FOWS) is very grateful. The felling was delayed for many months because of the about 1300 mm of rainfall Kerikeri experienced between April and August
Cliff Mail
Oct 27, 20251 min read
Wairoa Stream: A Community Led Project
14 Years after first floating the project we have produced a video that looks at progress that has been made, how it has grown from that original concept and highlighting the many community groups who have made it all happen.
By Rod Brown
Sep 11, 20252 min read
2025 Vision Kerikeri AGM
For those of you who were not able to attend, you can read the acting Chair's speech below. There is also a copy of the minutes from the meeting. The meeting was well attended, including elected members from NRC, FNDC, Community Board and MP Grant McCallum.
By Rolf Mueller-Glodde
Sep 2, 20257 min read
