Categorisation update – 22 March

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Source: Auckland Council

Property categorisations are advancing in Auckland with March being a busy month for the recovery team. As of 22 March, 803 homes had received a final categorisation with 266 classed as Category 3 and eligible for a buy-out.

Of the confirmed Category 3 homes, 97 had received or accepted a buy-out offer, and 28 buyouts had been completed. In addition to this, deconstruction work started on the first purchased home in Muriwai, which is a pilot for the wider sustainable deconstruction approach.

Overall, 2630 property owners have signed up to the categorisation scheme, with around 500 signing up in the last few months (out of 7389 impacted properties). With the Auckland Council Governing Body having now confirmed a 30 September deadline for opting in, we are encouraging at-risk homes to seriously consider signing up.

See key categorisation and buyout stats below

An ongoing note on the complexity of categorisation 

Many properties are proving more complex to categorise for several reasons: 

  • There is an intolerable risk to life, but we need to assess the feasibility of a mitigation at the property. Examples include retaining walls, house raising or moving, altering fences and other structures blocking overland flow paths, or changes to driveways or landscaping 
  • There is an intolerable risk to life, but we are waiting on confirmation of a community infrastructure project that could reduce this risk for whole neighbourhoods. Examples include redirecting overland flow paths, making more space for water to flow and pool, stopbanks, and upgrading culverts and roads. These projects are being scoped looking at feasibility of timelines, practicality, costs and impacts 
  • There are both flooding and landslip issues at the property 
  • Recent work at neighbouring properties, or the shifting of land, have changed the risk profile since we started. 

Progress figures

Categorisation progress (at 22 March 2024) 

Initial Impacted properties 

Registered for categorisation 

Desktop Assessments Complete 

Site Assessments Complete 

7389 

2631 

2417 

1557 

Note: Not every home will need a site assessment, but some may need more than one 

Categories confirmed (at 22 March 2024) 

Category 1 

Category 2A 

Category 2C 

Category 2P 

Category 3 

510 

0 

4 

23 

266 

Category 3 buy-out progress (at 22 March 2024) 

Buyout offers made with valuations 

Buy-out offers accepted 

Buy-outs completed 

97 

53 

28 

Categories by suburb (NOTE: figures at 27 March) 

Suburb 

Category 1 

Category 2C 

Category 2P 

Category 3 

Total categorised 

Ahuroa 

1 

1 

Albany 

1 

1 

Ararimu Valley 

2 

2 

Arkles Bay 

1 

1 

Army Bay 

1 

1 

Auckland Central 

2 

2 

Avondale 

2 

2 

Bayswater 

3 

3 

Bayview 

4 

1 

5 

Beach Haven 

6 

1 

7 

Bethells 

1 

1 

Birkdale 

2 

2 

Birkenhead 

5 

3 

8 

Blockhouse Bay 

10 

6 

16 

Botany Downs 

1 

1 

Browns Bay 

3 

3 

Castor Bay 

3 

3 

Chatswood 

1 

1 

1 

3 

Clendon Park 

1 

1 

Clevedon 

1 

1 

Coatesville 

1 

1 

Dairy Flat 

5 

5 

Devonport 

2 

2 

Drury 

1 

1 

East Tamaki 

10 

10 

Eden Terrace 

1 

1 

Epsom 

2 

13 

15 

Flat Bush 

1 

1 

Forrest Hill 

1 

1 

Freemans Bay 

1 

1 

Glen Eden 

3 

1 

4 

Glenbrook 

1 

1 

Glendene 

1 

1 

Glendowie 

1 

1 

Glenfield 

6 

6 

Green Bay 

3 

1 

4 

Greenhithe 

2 

2 

Greenlane 

1 

2 

3 

Grey Lynn 

3 

8 

11 

Hatfields Beach 

1 

1 

Hauraki 

2 

2 

Henderson 

17 

17 

Henderson Valley 

3 

1 

4 

Herne Bay 

6 

6 

Hillsborough 

11 

11 

Huapai 

1 

6 

7 

Kaipara Hills 

1 

1 

Karekare 

12 

3 

13 

28 

Kaukapakapa 

1 

1 

Kiwitahi 

1 

1 

Komokoriki 

2 

2 

Laingholm 

4 

4 

Lucas Heights 

1 

1 

Mangakura 

1 

1 

Mangere 

4 

4 

Massey 

4 

6 

10 

Milford 

2 

14 

16 

Mount Albert 

2 

1 

3 

Mount Eden 

1 

1 

10 

12 

Mount Roskill 

17 

2 

1 

20 

Muriwai Beach 

150 

4 

4 

60 

218 

Murrays Bay 

2 

1 

3 

New Lynn 

1 

1 

New Windsor 

1 

1 

2 

Northcote 

8 

8 

Northcote Point 

2 

1 

3 

Northcross 

1 

1 

One Tree Hill 

1 

1 

Onehunga 

4 

2 

6 

Oratia 

5 

1 

6 

Pakuranga Heights 

1 

1 

Papakura 

1 

1 

Paremoremo 

2 

2 

Parnell 

17 

17 

Piha 

43 

12 

11 

66 

Point Chevalier 

4 

4 

Ponsonby 

2 

2 

Puhoi 

1 

1 

Pukekohe 

1 

4 

5 

Ranui 

2 

24 

26 

Redvale 

3 

3 

Remuera 

15 

3 

18 

Riverhead 

1 

1 

2 

Royal Oak 

1 

1 

Scotts Landing 

1 

1 

Shelly Beach 

1 

1 

Snells Beach 

1 

1 

Stanley Point 

4 

4 

Sunnynook 

1 

1 

Swanson 

6 

19 

25 

Tapora 

1 

1 

Taupaki 

1 

1 

Te Atatu Peninsula 

3 

3 

Te Atatu South 

1 

1 

Titirangi 

15 

5 

20 

Torbay 

6 

6 

Totara Vale 

1 

1 

2 

Upper Waiwera 

2 

5 

7 

Wade Heads 

6 

1 

7 

Waiatarua 

6 

3 

9 

Waikowhai 

1 

1 

Waimauku 

2 

2 

Waioneke 

1 

1 

Waitakere 

6 

2 

8 

Waiuku 

8 

8 

Warkworth 

3 

3 

Waterview 

2 

2 

West Harbour 

1 

1 

2 

Westmere 

2 

2 

Whenuapai 

1 

1 

Total 

510 

4 

24 

267 

805 

MIL OSI

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