Develop Silverdale, not Orewa, Rodney councillor Wayne Walker says. Orewa will be underwater in his lifetime and endured a tidal wave when Maori lived there hundreds of years ago.
Monday, May 17th 2004, 7:18AM
by The Landlord
He was speaking out against the town becoming the main centre for the Rodney District at a council meeting this month on the Orewa Growth Project.
Orewa has been identified as the only sub-regional centre in the Auckland Regional Growth Strategy, and Orewa Growth Project leader Bryce Pomfrett says they plan to look at Orewa's future role.