Kaipara District Council's Update - June 2025

We’ve made great progress with the first stage of the Wood Street and surrounds revitalisation and stormwater works and are on track to move to the second stage in June.

The new back car park is almost finished, kerbs have been installed and soon the final touches of asphalting and line marking will complete this area.

The back car park will provide around 76 new formal parking spots. These will be open for the community to use before work starts on the second phase – the northern side of Wood Street from Molesworth Drive to Fagan Place (outside Four Square, the Allied Service Station, and the Community Op Shop), the carpark area between Brewed As and the old playground, and the old firestation site.

There, they will create formal car parking, including more mobility parking. Parking between the medical centre and the shops will remain open and available to the community, with access via Fagan Place. Please do not park in front of the temporary fencing as this may block accessways for the construction team.

The work across Molesworth Drive to upgrade the stormwater is complete. The HEB team are now working closely with Four Square, the Allied Service Station, and the Community Op Shop before they start work outside these businesses.

HEB will use a combination of daytime work and night works to complete both stormwater drainage and new kerbing and footpaths on the northern side of Wood Street from Molesworth Drive to Fagan Place. It will still be possible to access these businesses, but things might look a little bit different for a while with temporary fencing and road cones in place. During construction a new pedestrian accessway – clearly signposted – will be created to access the shops. Please move slowly and carefully around the area when walking, cycling and driving. If you are unsure about access, just ask one of the HEB team members or phone ahead and ask the businesses before visiting.

If you have any questions, email the project team at [email protected]

To read our previous articles on this topic head here and here.