Making room to grow
Ka whai wāhi kia whakanui ai ngā takiwā whare

We want to make a change to the Whakatāne District Plan (our 'rule book') to increase housing capacity for the district. We want to know what you think before we make any changes.

What's proposed?
He aha te tono?

Council wants to rezone land at 12 Huna Road (more commonly known as Julians Berry Farm), 30A Huna Road and 234A State Highway 30 to allow residential development.

Why are we doing this?
He aha mātau e mahi new I tēnei?

In 2021, the owners of 12 Huna Road approached Council because they wanted to develop their property. A concept plan for the development has been done as well as the supporting technical work. There was a strong case for Council to develop this as a public plan change, allowing it to be rezoned. In addition, neighbouring properties have been included at their owners’ request.

What does this all mean?
He aha tēnei?

This change is called Plan Change 8 and it will provide:

• for more housing that meets the requirements under the National Policy Statement Urban Development
• a diverse range of housing, including Papakāinga housing
• a coordinated approach to the development of infrastructure.

What this plan change isn't about

This plan change isn't about whether or not 12 Huna Road (more commonly known as Julians Berry Farm), 30A Huna Road and 234A State Highway 30 should be sold. It's simply about changing our rule book to make it easier for the owners of the land to develop.

When can you have your say?
Ahea ka taea e koe te tono mai?

Thank you for your interest - submissions closed at 5 pm Friday, 15 March.

Supporting documents

• Julians Berry Farm - Section 32 Report - DRAFT - Appendix 12 - Detailed Site Investigation - (PDF, 54.8 MB)
• APPENDIX 03 - WSP Geotechnical Assessment - (PDF via Dropbox, 105 MB)
• Geotech - Geotechnical Investigation for the Proposed Zonation Change, State Highway 30 Shaw and Huna Roads - Coffey - 2012 - (PDF, 26.3 MB)
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa Consultation Feedback - (PDF, 4.96 MB)
• Three Waters - 30a Huna Road Papakainga Three Waters Feasibility Assessment - WSP - 2023Three Waters - 30a Huna Road Papakainga Three Waters Feasibility Assessment - (PDF, 949 KB)
• Three Waters - Engineering Assessment Report for 12 Huna Road & 234a SH30, Whakatane - S and L Consultants - 2023 - (PDF, 886 KB)
• Traffic - SH30, Huna Road Whakatāne subdivision intersection capacity analysis - WSP - 2023 - (PDF, 2.66 MB)
• Transport - Proposed Residential Subdivision, Shaw Road, Huna Road Scoping Assessment - Traffic Design Group 2012 - (PDF, 1.20 MB)
• Planning - Shaw Road_Huna Road Rezoning Report - Bloxham Burnet Olliver - 2013 - (PDF, 1.79 MB)
• Soil Contamination - 30A Huna Road, Preliminary And Detailed Site Investigation Report - WSP - 2023 - (PDF, 12.6 MB)
• Geotech - Geotechnical Investigation Ref 20136.000.001 - ENGEO - 2022 - (PDF, 7.9 MB)
• Natural Hazard - Natural Hazard Assessment - 12 Huna Road and 234A SH 30, Whakatāne - S and L Consultants - 2022 - (PDF, 1.90 MB)
• Planning - Shaw Road_Huna Road Rezoning Report - Attachments 1, 2, 4 and 5 - (PDF, 5.4 MB)
• Archaeological - Archaeological Assessment, Proposed Residential Subdivision Development, 12 Huna Road - Phillips - 2022 - (PDF, 1 MB)
• Economic - Whakatāne District Housing Demand Economic Assessment - Market Economics - 2021 - (PDF, 745 KB)
• Economic - Whakatāne-Kawerau Spatial Plan Foundation Paper Housing and Land - 2022 - (PDF, 1.10 MB)
• Plan Change 8 - section 32 report - final - (PDF, 2.39 MB)
• Proposed Plan Change 8 - Provisions and tracked changes - (PDF, 330 KB)