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Monday, 24 May 2021, 12:00 pm   Independent commissioners have given the green light for the company behind well-known Kiwi brand Sleepyhead to develop a $1 billion manufacturing and housing community on its 178-hectare rural site in Ohinewai, north Waikato. The proposed development by Comfort Group, and its property arm Ambury Properties Ltd, will include industrial, commercial, and residential zones. It intends on developing a master planned mixed-use community over the next 10 years with 1100 homes for up to 3,000 residents, and a new factory creating up to 2600 new jobs. The decision on ...

“Everything else pivots off this decision,” Sanson said. The development would be a “game-changer” for the communities of Ōhinewai and Huntly, as well as the whole Waikato region, Sanson said. He expected there would be significant employment opportunities for those living in Huntly, as well as people travelling from Waipā on the expressway, or half an hour away in Paeroa. “It will bring jobs, revitalise the northern Waikato with affordable new housing, and encourage other commercial investment in the area.” Christel Yardley/Stuff “The biggest card has been played in favou...

Long-awaited progress in Government's bogged down fast-track process to enable innovative housing solutions.