Whangārei District Council to vote on Waipū roundabout proposal
Wednesday 16 September 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Whangārei District Council, Kaipara District Council, Northland Regional Council
Whangārei District Council's infrastructure committee will vote this Thursday on whether to fund design work for a new roundabout in Waipū. The proposal follows a petition from 1,300 locals seeking to replace a notorious intersection. The project is estimated to eventually cost between $500,000 and $1 million.
Key facts
4 facts
- The proposed roundabout intersection involves The Centre, Nova Scotia Dr, Cove Rd and South Rd
- The estimated total cost is between $500,000 and $1 million
- A petition with 1300 signatures was presented in October
- The intersection handles more than 11,000 vehicles per day
The full story
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The Whangārei District Council's infrastructure committee will vote this Thursday on whether to approve a roundabout for a notorious intersection in Waipū. Councillors will decide on an unbudgeted $100,000 to fund detailed design work. The total cost of the project is estimated to be between $500,000 and $1 million.
The committee will also consider including the project in the council's proposed 2027-2037 Long Term Plan. A petition from the Waipū Residents and Ratepayers Association, signed by approximately 1,300 people in October, called for the roundabout to address safety and traffic-flow issues.
Petition organiser Ross Boyd referred to the four-way intersection of The Centre, Nova Scotia Drive, Cove Road, and South Road as "kamikaze corner".
An April feasibility study showed the intersection handles over 11,000 vehicles daily. Crash data from 2021 to 2025 identified six non-injury crashes within 100m of the site.
Compiled from reports by 1News and NZ Herald.