Draft Future Development Strategy

We're making final changes to the draft Future Development Strategy based on the valuable input from our community. We appreciate everyone's participation and look forward to implementing a plan that benefits everyone.

The Strategy is due to be adopted by Council on 24 April 2025.

A roadmap for growth over the next 30 years

Our District's population is set to grow to 142,000 by 2054 and we must be able to meet the changing needs of our community.

The Whangārei Future Development Strategy provides for greater choices for people to live the way they want to. It enables more housing types, and more opportunities for business to establish and succeed.

It also plans for investment in water infrastructure (wastewater, drinking water and stormwater) and an improved transport network of roads and public transport, and walking and cycling options.

The Future Development Strategy is being developed with the Northland Regional Council, in partnership with tangata whenua.

Public consultation

We previously asked for your feedback on our draft Future Development Strategy with submissions closing on 2 September 2024. The following documents were made available during the consultation.

Draft Future Development Strategy(PDF, 5MB)

Draft Future Development Strategy (summary document)(PDF, 1MB)

A list of frequently asked questions and a timeline for the draft Future Development Strategy can be found on the related consultation page.

Have Your Say - Draft Future Development Strategy (closed)