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Source: Auckland Council

Welcome to our fortnightly categorisation programme update.

Final property categories have been provided to 2175 homes, with 725 classed as Category 3 and eligible for a buy-out (as of 28 August). This has been supported by a huge effort by our technical and engineering teams having completed over 3100 desktop assessments and 2050 site assessments. 

500 Category 3 homeowners had received or accepted a buy-out offer, and 217 properties had completed their sale and purchase agreements (as of 23 August).

Overall, 3129 property owners have now registered for the categorisation scheme out of 7389 known impacted properties (as of 28 August). There is still time for at risk homeowners to sign up to the limited scheme. While the deadline for registering is 30 September, we strongly recommend doing this as soon as possible. See our story Registering for a Risk Category for more information. 

In some locations we have not been able to finalise risk reports and categories until decisions about local infrastructure solutions have been made. 

Muriwai and Māngere stormwater solutions

We are pleased to have received the Government’s approval of its co-funding for our first three infrastructure resilience solutions in Muriwai around Domain Crescent and in Māngere’s Te Ararata and Harania catchments. Community information meetings have been held in Māngere East and Māngere Central, and we are waiting to hear back on approval of the Order In Council which will allow the project to be delivered as soon as possible. For more information on these projects email bluegreen@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. 

Categorisation progresses in other infrastructure areas

In other areas, the necessary community infrastructure projects are more complex and could take many years to design, fund, plan, consent and construct. So an amendment to the Auckland recovery co-funding agreement has been approved by the Government which allows Council to offer buy-outs for high-risk properties where an infrastructure solution can’t be delivered in a reasonable timeframe. Council is now progressing risk reports for properties in these project areas, including neighbourhoods around Nile Road in Milford and Clover Drive in Henderson.

See Our Auckland to learn more about flooding assessments and landslide assessments.

An ongoing note on the complexity of categorisation

Many properties have proven 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 have been 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.

See key categorisation and buyout figures below.

Categorisation progress (at 23 August 2024) 

Initial Impacted properties  Registered for categorisation  Completed desktop assessments  Completed site assessments
7389 3129 3104 2046

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

Category 3 buy-out progress (at 23 August 2024)

Valuations provided

Buy-out offers accepted

Buy-outs completed

500

295

217

Categories confirmed (at 28 August 2024)

Category 1 Category 2C Category 2P Category 3 Ineligible or withdrawn* Total
1360 5 85 725 22 2197

*​A small number of properties that have registered for the programme are ineligible, including those with vacant land, commercial/non-residential properties, or properties owned by public service providers. The programme is focused on addressing risk to life in residential situations. 

Categories by suburb (at 28 August 2024)

Suburb Opted In 1 2C 2P 3

Ineligible/

Withdrawn

Total Final Category
  3            
Ahuroa 1 1         1
Albany 3 1     2   3
Albany Heights 7 5     1   6
Araparera 1       1   1
Ararimu Valley 4       3   3
Arkles Bay 3 2         2
Army Bay 4 1     2   3
Auckland Central 10 8         8
Avondale 24 14     1   15
Baddeleys Beach 1 1         1
Balmoral 15 3     4   7
Bayswater 4 3         3
Bayview 13 7     1   8
Beach Haven 33 16   3 4   23
Bethells 5 3     1   4
Birkdale 13 6   1     7
Birkenhead 35 14   2 5   21
Blockhouse Bay 62 27     21   48
Bombay 1 1         1
Botany Downs 1 1         1
Browns Bay 35 14     7   21
Campbells Bay 3            
Castor Bay 13 7         7
Chatswood 10 3   2 1   6
Clarks Beach 4 2         2
Clendon Park 1 1         1
Clevedon 4 3         3
Coatesville 7 2     1   3
Cornwallis 2 1     1   2
Dairy Flat 9 1     6   7
Devonport 6 5         5
Drury 2 1         1
East Tamaki 18 17         17
Eden Terrace 2 2         2
Ellerslie 5 1   1     2
Epsom 106 37   4 33   74
Fairview Heights 2 1         1
Favona 1            
Flat Bush 5 4         4
Forrest Hill 19 8     6   14
Freemans Bay 18 1         1
Glen Eden 15 10   1 2   13
Glenbrook 2 1         1
Glendene 4 2         2
Glendowie 2 1         1
Glenfield 32 16     3   19
Glenvar 3 1     1   2
Green Bay 16 12   1 1   14
Greenhithe 11 5   1     6
Greenlane 30 12   5 7   24
Grey Lynn 39 16   2 13   31
Hatfields Beach 4 4         4
Hauraki 5 4         4
Helensville 11 2     3   5
Henderson 101 27     54   81
Henderson Valley 17 11     4 1 16
Herald Island 1            
Herne Bay 16 13     1   14
Hill Park 1 1         1
Hillcrest 15 7   1     8
Hillsborough 70 48   1 7   56
Hobbs Bay 1 1         1
Howick 3 2         2
Huapai 35 20     10   30
Huia 1            
Kaipara Hills 1 1         1
Kakanui 1 1         1
Karekare 61 39   4 14 1 58
Kaukapakapa 12 2     5   7
Kawakawa Bay 1            
Kelston 2 1         1
Kingsland 2            
Kiwitahi 1 1         1
Kohimarama 1            
Komokoriki 3 2         2
Kumeu 5       2   2
Laingholm 18 12         12
Long Bay 1            
Lucas Heights 3 1     1   2
Lynfield 13 8         8
Mairangi Bay 3            
Makarau 2       1   1
Mangakura 1 1         1
Mangere 91 14     4   18
Mangere Bridge 3 1         1
Mangere East 38 11     1   12
Manly 4 3         3
Manukau Central 1 1         1
Manurewa 5 2         2
Massey 63 22     25   47
Matakatia 1 1         1
Meadowbank 1            
Milford 202 26   2 46   74
Mission Bay 1            
Mount Albert 23 6     3   9
Mount Eden 100 23   2 48   73
Mount Rex 1       1   1
Mount Roskill 149 60   4 37   101
Mount Wellington 3 1         1
Muriwai Beach 246 159 4 5 64 10 242
Murrays Bay 11 2   1 3   6
Narrow Neck 1            
New Lynn 12 4     5   9
New Windsor 5 2   1 2   5
North Cove 1            
Northcote 25 15   1 4   20
Northcote Point 46 12   1 5   18
Northcross 2 2         2
Northpark 1            
One Tree Hill 4 2     1   3
Onehunga 24 13   1 3   17
Orakei 2            
Oratia 8 4     2   6
Orere Point 1 1         1
Orewa 1 1         1
Otahuhu 2            
Otara 1            
Oteha 1 1         1
Owairaka 28 7     8   15
Pakuranga 1 1         1
Pakuranga Heights 2 2         2
Papakura 9 6       1 7
Papatoetoe 5            
Parakai 1 1         1
Parau 1     1     1
Paremoremo 11 8   1     9
Parnell 34 29   2   1 32
Patumahoe 5 5         5
Penrose 1            
Piha 122 73   19 16 8 116
Pine Valley 1 1         1
Pinehill 3 1     1   2
Pohuehue 1 1         1
Point Chevalier 19 15         15
Ponsonby 19 6   5 3   14
Puhoi 1       1   1
Pukekohe 38 13 1   15   29
Punganui 1            
Ranui 63 10     43   53
Red Beach 3 3         3
Redvale 7 5     1   6
Remuera 38 23     7   30
Riverhead 10 3     4   7
Rothesay Bay 3 1         1
Royal Oak 26 2     12   14
Sandringham 39 6     11   17
Schnapper Rock 1 1         1
Scotts Landing 1 1         1
Shelly Beach 1 1         1
Shelly Park 1 1         1
Snells Beach 2 1         1
St Heliers 2 1         1
St Johns 1 1         1
St Lukes 3            
Stanley Point 13 8   1     9
Stanmore Bay 5 3     1   4
Stillwater 1 1         1
Sunnynook 13 1     5   6
Sunnyvale 15 3     5   8
Swanson 77 23   2 39   64
Tahekeroa 3 1     1   2
Takapuna 3 2         2
Tapora 1 1         1
Taupaki 5       4   4
Te Arai Point 1 1         1
Te Atatu Peninsula 8 6     1   7
Te Atatu South 25 16     4   20
Te Henga 1 1         1
Te Papapa 5 5         5
Three Kings 19 6   1 4   11
Titirangi 94 54   2 18   74
Torbay 17 11   1 3   15
Totara Vale 22 6   1 8   15
Unsworth Heights 1 1         1
Upper Waiwera 9 3     5   8
Wade Heads 9 7     1   8
Waiake 3       1   1
Waiatarua 22 14     6   20
Waiheke Island 2 2         2
Waikowhai 12 7   1 2   10
Waimauku 9 1     4   5
Waioneke 1 1         1
Wairau Valley 12 1         1
Waitakere 15 11     3   14
Waiuku 22 15     2   17
Warkworth 3 3         3
Waterview 8 5   1     6
Wellsford 1            
West Harbour 3 2     1   3
Western Springs 1 1         1
Westmere 4 3     1   4
Weymouth 1            
Whangaripo 2 2         2
Whenuapai 4 2         2
Windsor Park 1            
Woodcocks 2 2         2
Total 3,140 1,360 5 85 725 22 2,197

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