Call for development plan by locals, for locals

Bill Foster, left, and Pete Sinton, right, told Rodney Local Board that its 2023 Warkworth Town Centre plan didn’t deal with real issues. Development in and around Warkworth is messy, uncoordinated, unplanned and lacks any certainty. That’s the blunt message from three community and business groups, who are making an urgent call for a locally led formal development plan for Warkworth and the wider Mahurangi area. Northern Action Group (NAG), One Mahurangi Business Association and the Mahurangi Community Planning Group (MCPG, formerly Warkworth Area Liaison Group) urged Rodney Local Board membe...