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Cliff Mail
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Book: The restoration of the Wairoa Stream
UPDATE: October 2022 - A second print of this popular book is now available! Rod Brown has published an illustrated 'coffee table' book...


Cliff Mail
- May 4, 2022
- 1 min
Nine years of progress along the Wairoa Stream
We recently did a walk along the length of the Wairoa stream projects and recorded video and still footage of the current state of the...


Cliff Mail
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
Wairoa Stream: Battling the weeds and the weather
We have seen wetter 24 hour periods than than those recorded on 20-21 March 2022. However, what the Metservice historical data does not...

Rod Brown
- Jan 25, 2022
- 8 min
How we plan in Kerikeri: Part 3
The long, sad story of the Kerikeri CBD bypass (ring road) The idea of bypassing Kerikeri’s CBD Main Street, linking Butler Road to...


Rod Brown
- Mar 17, 2021
- 4 min
Planning in Kerikeri: a case study
The $21.5M SH10/Waipapa Road roundabout opened at last in December 2020. It is not only a very welcome asset but (when fully completed)...


By Rod Brown
- Apr 22, 2020
- 4 min
The sad story of Kerikeri’s main street problem 1931 to 2020
Projects the likes of Te Hononga, which creates a community hub and town square in Kawakawa are close to completion and a Kaitaia Town...