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By Rod Brown
Aug 23, 20244 min read
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...
Rod Brown
Sep 17, 20232 min read
How we plan in Kerikeri: Part 6 - Good leadership and its outcome
This is a good news planning story. It shows what visionary and determined leadership can achieve for an overall good community outcome. ...
Rod Brown
Apr 9, 20235 min read
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...
Rod Brown
Sep 13, 20223 min read
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...
Rod Brown
Jan 25, 20228 min read
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 read
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 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)...