A single building to house all of Whangarei's council staff - costing up to $36 million - may only be a matter of years away.
The building, along with a new theatre or performing arts type centre are the two special projects outlined in the pre-draft documents of the 2018-2028 Long Term Plan.
At a council meeting on Thursday, the council approved the documents to be reviewed by Audit NZ. The documents will be audited early next year.
After being reviewed, a consultation document will be put together and approved by the council before a public submission period from March 7 to April 8 next year.
In the initial documents, the planned "one building" project will cost $36m, spread across this year's annual plan and the first two years of the new plan.