Hearings underway on Warkworth route protection proposals

Chairperson Richard Blakey, flanked by panel members Mark Farnsworth and Vaughan Smith, on the opening day of the hearings in Warkworth on Monday.

Auckland Council public hearings on eight Notices of Requirement relating to transport routes around Warkworth got underway on Monday and are scheduled to run until November 22.

The hearings at the Warkworth Town Hall began with the “requiring authority”, Auckland Transport, presenting its legal case for designations to protect the routes for future transport corridors and upgrades.

Statements from several dozen submitters are set to be he...