Hugh Briggs

Development around Warkworth is currently being driven by developers through a series of Private Plan Changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan. With or without plan...

Growth is not inevitable. Communities grow or decline depending on what choices people make about where they are able to live. The Warkworth-Mahurangi district is...

The Mahurangi Community Planning Group (MCPG) was formed to express your concerns about the form and timing of proposed growth and what is likely to...

As I indicated in the last article, 2026 is going to be a really challenging year for the Warkworth-Mahurangi community to achieve the form of...

There have been some disturbing policy directions that severely threaten the ability of our community to determine the future of the Warkworth and Mahurangi district....

It’s time again for real plans for Warkworth – Mahurangi. A plan is not just a regulatory rule like zoning – it is an instrument...

You have heard from me about the parlous lack of any Auckland Council infrastructure planning or provision for Rodney’s growth. The Mahurangi Community Planning Group...

Until now, the emphasis has been on how to accommodate growth for the Warkworth urban area. Government and Auckland Council want to see it developed...

The Warkworth Area Liaison Group, which has changed its name to the Mahurangi Community Planning Group (MCPG), will present to the Rodney Local Board early...

The form of development proposed in the future urban zones and in the plan change areas will radically alter the character of the current rural...