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Recent VKK submissions
It seems to be a very busy time for public consultations. The team at Vision Kerikeri has been busy and have this week lodged our...
Cliff Mail
Mar 27, 20211 min read


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)...
Rod Brown
Mar 18, 20214 min read
Is public consultation just a sham?
You could be forgiven for thinking that Councils are not really that interested in your opinion, especially in 2021 when so many Far...
Vision Kerikeri
Mar 5, 20211 min read


Swimmable Kerikeri River?
“Swimming not advised” says NRC’s sign at the pier by the Stone Store. NRC’s CEO replied to my recent inquiry “The source tracking...
Inge Bremer
Mar 2, 20212 min read


Thank you Hotprintz
The vandalism that we experienced over the 2019/20 summer has returned to the Wairoa Stream track. On 5 January, the NZHerald published...
Cliff Mail
Jan 14, 20211 min read


Wairoa Stream: 17,847 native trees, 4km of track and counting
Shortly after completing the Covid disrupted 2020 winter planting programme along the Wairoa Stream, Rod Brown sent through his updated...
Cliff Mail
Oct 3, 20202 min read


2020 AGM
The Vision Kerikeri AGM was held on Saturday, 26 September at The Plough & Feather. Following formalities, Chairperson Jo Lumkong...
By Cliff Mail
Sep 28, 20201 min read


The Sweet Spot of big business
So where is that . . . Sweet Spot? Somewhere between big business economies of scale and localism? I know it exists, but how do we at a...
By Jo Lumkong
Jul 25, 20202 min read


Wairoa Stream: Winter Update
The onset of winter does not see any let-up in the activity along the stream banks with the focus moving to planting and, this year, the...
Cliff Mail
Jun 25, 20201 min read



