Vision Kerikeri's Objectives

Vision Kerikeri has been working tirelessly for decades attempting to create the wonderful town you love. Presently we are working on urban design guidelines in the spatial plan concept.

Our focus includes protection of the natural environment, climate protection, environmentally-sustainable forms of development, high standards of amenity and urban design, public spaces and pedestrian-friendly areas, housing at appropriate scale in suitable locations (especially affordable housing and social housing); and good connectivity (particularly greenways and networks of cycleways and walkways), supported by suitable infrastructure and community-led planning. Although our focus is on the Kerikeri area, we also support good planning principles for the entire district.

VKK has participated in numerous Council exercises, consultations and deputations on planning

matters since 2005. Our group remains frustrated at the lack of progress.

Our Objectives

Vision Kerikeri adopted the following objectives in 2005:

“The fundamental object of the Society is to work cooperatively with all sectors of the Kerikeri and

Environs community, to prepare or see prepared and implemented a plan of development for the

community which ensures that:

(a) the community identifies and describes the amenity values and outcomes it values and wants

for the area and that sustainable town centre and district development under pressures of

continuing rapid growth is well managed;

(b) Kerikeri and Environs is an area focused on a vibrant, attractive, accessible, safe and

sustainable town centre connected to its heritage, natural and rural environment;

(c) while protecting and enhancing the underlying urban design structure of the Kerikeri town

centre an effective road system is developed to enable people to move around the town and

district with ease;

(d) together with well-engineered solutions to traffic movement, a streetscape policy is developed

and implemented;

(e) public open space is recognized as making a significant contribution to the community’s

quality of life allowing both active and passive recreation whilst enhancing the natural and built

environment;

(f) the way in which buildings shape public spaces is improved by encouraging high standards.

exterior design, that an indoor-outdoor lifestyle is expressed, that design responds to the quality

of the natural light and that planting reflects the subtropical microclimate;

(g) the Society supports the implementation of the New Zealand Urban Design Protocol which has

the objectives of improving the social, cultural, economic and environmental well-being of a

community;

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h) it is reinforced that the benefits of sound community development planning and quality urban

design accrue to businesses through increased productivity and prestige, to communities in

improved environments and safer, healthier places to live in, and to developers and investors in

better returns on investment.”

Vision Kerikeri is supported by its members, volunteers, a wide readership of newsletters,this website

and a presence on Facebook. Anyone can join, and we would welcome your support. Find out more: https://www.visionkerikeri.org.nz/membership