{"id":112049,"date":"2025-11-01T07:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T07:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/112049\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T07:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T07:56:09","slug":"brynderwyns-closures-bring-business-boom-for-waipu-and-mangawhai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/112049\/","title":{"rendered":"Brynderwyns closures bring business boom for Waipu and Mangawhai"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThere\u2019s definitely more people around now than previous years, and I think that\u2019s because of the closures. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s put Waipu<\/a> on the map.\u201d <\/p>\n

Houses were also being snapped up quicker, Alexander said. <\/p>\n

While Langs Beach properties always sold pretty quickly, Waipu houses were also selling faster, usually within a month or two. <\/p>\n

That includes \u201ca bare piece of land with a shed on it\u201d which sold well above CV recently, and a three-bedroom bach which went for around $2.3 million before it even hit the market. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t hang around very long because people appreciate how lovely Waipu is now, and how it\u2019s matured,\u201d Alexander said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen anything comes up now, people want to grab it.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"MoreMore Brynderwyns closures in November will see traffic diverted through Langs Beach, Mangawhai and Waipu. Photo \/ Northern Advocate<\/p>\n

Businesses along the detour routes are gearing up for another busy stint as NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) confirmed the portion of SH1 will close twice in November for resurfacing work. <\/p>\n

The road will be shut in both directions<\/a> from November 13 to 16 and again from November 20 to 23, with detours along Paparoa-Oakleigh Rd, Cove Rd route via Mangawhai and Waipu, and SH12\/SH14. <\/p>\n

Lloyd Rooney, who co-owns The Cove cafe in Waipu, said the Brynderwyns closures were \u201cextremely beneficial\u201d to the area. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe were so much busier from autumn into winter last year because of the Brynderwyns closures. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a shame for other businesses that lose out, but it definitely has benefits for The Cove and local businesses. <\/p>\n

\u201cObviously it\u2019s not ideal year-round because it\u2019s not so good for Northland<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut in a microscopic way, it\u2019s very good.\u201d <\/p>\n

Even when SH1 was open, these days business was booming, Rooney said. <\/p>\n

When Rooney took over The Cove 12 years ago, \u201csome weekends it was like tumbleweed coming down the street\u201d, he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not like that now. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll get cars parking all the way down to the one-lane bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Cove co-owner Lloyd Rooney said Waipu has become a lot busier because of repeated Brynderwyns closures. Photo \/ Northern Advocate<\/p>\n

Bennetts of Mangawhai administrator Shelby Ata said there were more crowds flocking to the cafe and chocolate shop during the four-month closures.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were definitely more people … trying to get into Bennetts. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a lot of traffic on the road as well. <\/p>\n

\u201cI noticed a huge drop when the Brynderwyns started to open up again.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ata said the business would plan for extra staffing and parking around the November closures to cope with the influx of customers.<\/p>\n

However, Jennifer Rodrigue, the owner of Origin Northland and Belle Chevre Creamery in Waipu, said the closures weren\u2019t good for some because the detour didn\u2019t go directly through the township.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe detour turns down Nova Scotia Dr, and by then people have had a gutsful of the bypass route. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried putting up signs last time [encouraging motorists to stop at shops in town] but we found that the only ones benefiting were those at the intersection.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe prefer the road [SH1] to be open.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MangawhaiMangawhai and Waipu businesses have noticed more visitors and traffic in their towns since the start of full SH1 Brynderwyns closures last year. Photo \/ NZME<\/p>\n

Come On Up!<\/p>\n

Whang\u0101rei District Council<\/a>, with support from Northland Inc, is hosting two pop-up events at Waipu Cove to turn the Brynderwyns SH1 closure into a positive opportunity.<\/p>\n

The advertising campaign – called Come on Up! – aims to deliver an economic boost for local businesses by attracting visitors to stop, spend and explore Whang\u0101rei and Te Tai Tokerau.<\/p>\n

Visitors can discover why Waipu Cove is one of New Zealand\u2019s best beaches, relax on a beanbag, chat to local experts at an i-site, and enjoy family-friendly activities. <\/p>\n

To make the experience even sweeter, vouchers for a free coffee from The Cove cafe and ice creams from the Waipu Cove General Store will be handed out to visitors while stocks last.<\/p>\n

The pop-up events are on November 15 and 22 from 8am to 2pm next to the carpark.<\/p>\n

Jenny Ling is a senior journalist at the Northern Advocate. She has a special interest in covering human interest stories, along with roading and social issues. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThere\u2019s definitely more people around now than previous years, and I think that\u2019s because of the closures. \u201cIt\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[95,16424,3021,63501,138,6928,8606,8414,80150,46227,2082,80151,55315,3025,111,43,139,11225,69,381,39574,7457,6699,11744,9717,32320,6123,1533],"class_list":["post-112049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-and","tag-boom","tag-bring","tag-brynderwyns","tag-business","tag-celebrating","tag-closures","tag-couple","tag-dreading","tag-essential","tag-for","tag-lining","tag-mangawhai","tag-most","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-northlanders","tag-nz","tag-region","tag-roadworks","tag-silver","tag-towns","tag-upcoming","tag-visitors","tag-waipu","tag-while","tag-will"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}