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By Jo Lumkong
- Apr 15
- 6 min
Spatial & Master planning for Kerikeri
Our community has experienced rapid growth over the past decade and it does not appear to be slowing down. Developers have their eye on...

Melanie Miller
- Apr 12
- 1 min
Tubbs Farm Update
Update on non-complying proposal for 123 new sections Last year an Auckland/overseas developer lodged an appeal in the Environment Court...

Rod Brown
- Apr 9
- 5 min
How we plan in Kerikeri - Part 5
A chronicle of surprises; Government departments arrive in town – new roads and housing developments. There is little doubt that...


Vision Kerikeri
- Sep 13, 2022
- 1 min
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The Far North Draft District Plan closes for public submissions on October 21st. It will set the policies and rules for planning in our...

Rod Brown
- Sep 13, 2022
- 3 min
How we plan in Kerikeri: Part 4
Tubbs farm/Rangitane River Park subdivision Good news: the development proposal disallowed by Commissioners I n July Commissioners...

Melanie Miller
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
124-lot subdivision at Tubbs Farm: Wrong development, wrong location
An Auckland/overseas developer has applied to the Far North District Council (FNDC) for consent to create 124 new sections at Tubbs Farm,...

Melanie Miller
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
Save our soil (SOS) at Tubbs Farm
One of the last remaining blocks of highly productive (class 2) land The proposed subdivision at Tubbs Farm (details in article above)...

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
- Oct 6, 2021
- 5 min
How we plan in Kerikeri: Part 2
The story of the Kerikeri Basin Reserve The Kororipo Pa site, the Stone Store and Kemp House are all visual signs of our historic past,...


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)...