Hihiaua Precinct Projects

• public-focus
• well-connected
• environment
• sustainable-futures
• liveable-community
• culture-and-heritage

Reyburn House Lane will be redeveloped for residential and mixed use development through a public/private partnership. This project will contribute to residential intensification in the city. High quality design is a priority to ensure an attractive, liveable area. In the public spaces traffic calming, street lighting, rationalisation of car parking and creating legible pedestrian connections with the adjacent art park will be critical to ensuring the ongoing development of this growing residential community. This may include the upgrading of marina facilities along the coastal edge to complement residential intensification. Whangarei District Council owns much of the land. While Council will undertake the planning no funding is allocated for development.

• public-focus
• environment
• sustainable-futures
• liveable-community
• culture-and-heritage

A larger residential community on the Hihiaua Precinct is seen as a critical component in creating a vibrant, liveable city centre. Areas of inner city living provide opportunities to create neighbourhoods of medium density and apartment living complemented by office and commercial activities. To ensure the success and to attract more people to living in the centre, new developments should include high quality design and materials as well as contributing to attractive and welcoming public spaces. Both Whangerei District Council and Northland Regional Council will work with private enterprise to develop models for this intensification. Whangarei District Council owns much of the land.