Katie Bradford Senior Correspondent ·NZ Herald·11 Aug, 2026 03:43 AM4 mins to read‌Jon Mason lives next door to Orewa's Delmore development and has slammed the lack of consultation.The mayors of Queenstown and Auckland have teamed up to pressure Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop for a pause on fast-tracking greenfield housing developments.Outrage is growing over a series of planned or approved large-scale developments in the fast-track process.

Yesterday, the Delmore development near Ōrewa was

, a move Auckland’s Wayne Brown called “amateur, pathetic and stupid”.