Mangawhai East plan stirs opposition

Proposed zoning area, Mangawhai East. A residents organisation is urging the community to speak up against a massive development at Mangawhai East, which it says is out of step with the area’s character and existing infrastructure, and must be rejected. Private Plan Change 85, proposed by Auckland property developers Cabra Mangawhai and local applicant Pro Land Matters Company, is currently out for public consultation, with the deadline for submissions being August 18. The developers are seeking to rezone 94 hectares of rural land, along Black Swamp Road between the campground and Raymond Bull...