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By Rod Brown
Aug 234 min
Opinion: How we (fail to) plan in Kerikeri - Part 7
Imagine our surprise when we saw the headline Dystopian vision of Kerikeri from 50 years ago discovered. An article by Mike Dinsdale in...
By Jo Lumkong
Apr 15, 20236 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, 20231 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, 20235 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, 20221 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, 20223 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, 20223 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, 20223 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, 20228 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, 20215 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, 20214 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)...