Affordable District

Downsizing businesses, Developments on Hold, Construction slowing, empty shops and the medium wage is $22,500 per year, what is next for Whangarei?

Hundertwasser – Yes, No or is it Affordability?

The Whangarei District Council’s planned Hundertwasser Museum for the city’s Waterfront, has split the community, causing this project to be an election issue.

Mayoral Candidate hit but still running.

Whangarei needs work!

The level of unemployment here in Northland is a serious issue within the economic landscape of New Zealand, and the statisticians have no solutions to offer for the problematic numbers they crunch.

Whangarei City a No-Go Zone

The elderly and disabled people are finding it hard to get around in Whangarei’s CBD, and it’s not the lack of disabled parking that is causing the most concern, according to Mayoral candidate Vince Cocurullo.

Accessible, Safe and Vibrant Whangarei

Whangarei residents don’t feel safe in CBD at night.  This is the response after Mayoral Candidate Vince Cocurullo posed the question “Do you feel safe going into the CBD at Night in Whangarei?” last month on Facebook.

Another amazing event is being held at Forum North in Whangarei on the 25th of August.

This is a community group that is raising funds for Canteen, a project that helps those between the ages of 13 and 24 who are diagnosed with Cancer.

It is not always fair to be put into a situation, where you are young and have to deal with such an issue.  Canteen is an amazing group of people New Zealand wide, and together we can help those in Whangarei and give them hope.

Multi-pronged approach to transport needed for Whangarei

With costly and unreliable flights, failing roading networks and the complete absence of an effective rail link, Northland faces a high possibility of being cut off from the rest of New Zealand unless something is done now to address this.