Sarah CurtisMultimedia Journalist·Northern Advocate·20 Jul, 2026 04:00 AM4 mins to read‌Now complete, expansions at Kings Quarry will enable it to produce 500,000 tonnes of pebbles, aggregate and sand yearly for Auckland's housing and infrastructure needs. A Northland businessman whose $34 million Kings Quarry expansion was approved through the Government’s Fast Track process says the system worked – but was still slow and hugely expensive.

Kings Quarry co-owner Stan Semenoff said the expanded quarry at Pebble Brook Rd, Wainui – dormant for 30 years –