Council shelves Mangawhai library project

Neither of these concept plans, for Mangawhai Park and Urlich Park, will proceed despite the urgent need for better library facilities in Mangawhai.

Kaipara District Council has pulled the plug on a plan to build a new library and community hub in Mangawhai, at least in the foreseeable future. It has also paused a similar plan in Dargaville. After considering concept plans and discussing a projected cost of $14 million for just the Mangawhai facility, elected representatives expressed concern that planning was getting out of control. Several councillors questioned the process staff had follow...