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December 16, 2019 2:00pm

Local Matters


Dec 16, 2019 2:00pm

An early morning blessing by Ngati Manuhiri on December 4 marked the ceremonial start of a nearly 100ha development that will transform Warkworth. Developers, Turnstone Capital, hope to start construction on the Stubbs Farm project, in the Falls Road/Viv Davie-Martin Drive area, in the New Year.

The company is currently awaiting a decision on the Warkworth North Structure Plan and Plan Change application, on behalf of Stubbs Farm Estate, which was the subject of a hearing by independent commissioners last month.

Turnstone chief executive Jamie Peters says three-and-a-half years of planning has already gone into the project, which will set an example for future development in Warkworth.

The first sod was turned by Dempsey Wood construction manager Simon Lunjevich, after a blessing by Ngati Manuhiri kaumatua Ringi Brown.

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