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The Kaipara District Council is set to release its Proposed District Plan on 28 April 2025, marking a significant step in shaping development across the Kaipara District for the next 10–15 years. Public submissions will be open until 30 June 2025, providing an opportunity for landowners, developers and community stakeholders to influence the plan.

These plan changes introduce new rules for the rural areas of the Whangarei District, a new rural-residential zone in areas that are already categorised by lifestyle type development, and also new residential zones for coastal towns and around the fringe of Whangarei City.

It’s a green-light for this significant project for Whangarei with the estimated build costs of $16.25m for the HAC and Wairau Maori Art Gallery raised by 30 June 2017. This was raised via public and private donations, a NZ lottery grant and funding from central government.

Reyburn and Bryant purchased a DJI Matrice 100 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at the beginning of 2017. This technology is produced by DJI, a Chinese Technology company, which is the world's leader in the civilian-drone and aerial imaging technology industry, accounting for 85% of the global consumer drone market.