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Develop and invest

Central City Revitalisation

Read our plans for transforming the central city, Town Basin and waterfront areas.

Inner City Living

Find out more about our inner city living programme including our residential conversion toolkit for developers.

Urban Structure Plan

View our Urban plans for Whangārei.

Economic Development

Read our Growth Strategy and plans to help promote a thriving economy as well as latest economic reports.

Commercial or industrial development

Find out about development contribution if you are subdividing land, building new residential accommodation or a commercial, retail or industrial space.
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Whau Valley Dam will remain closed to visitors while land stability is investigated. The Whau Valley Dam Track, which is accessed via the Dam car park, will also be off-limits for the duration of the stabilisation work.

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The main Town Basin car park will be closed to all vehicles from Tuesday 11 April to September 2023.

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