The replacement corridor for the Brynderwyn Hills section of State Highway 1, announced by Transport Minister Chris Bishop this week, is the most significant roading announcement for Kaipara and Northland that we will hear in our lifetimes, according to Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson.

The preferred corridor over the Brynderwyns is to the east of the existing road and will deliver a safer, more resilient and more efficient road between Northland and Auckland. The announcement this week is seen as a significant milestone in the route planning.

Johanthan Larsen, Deputy Mayor, and Chairman of the KDC Economic Development Committee and KDC District Plan Working Party says “The timing is perfect for the development of the Kaipara economy. Council will notify its Proposed District Plan (PDP) on 28 April. As already highlighted, the PDP will open up significant areas of new commercial and industrial zoned land, along with complementary residential and rural lifestyle zoned land.”

“The motorway link to Auckland as the country's largest market and commercial centre, coupled with Kaipara's relatively cheap and abundant land supply, provides us with a distinct competitive advantage. I expect this to benefit the Kaiwaka and Maungaturoto areas initially, with their proximity to the corridor and proposed interchanges, but the benefits will also reach further west into the whole Kaipara district. Our demographic growth analysis data tells us that even the completed Puhoi to Warkworth section of the motorway has had a positive effect on demand and property value spreading into western parts of Kaipara”

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