Categorisation update – 24 April

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Source: Auckland Council

Welcome to our fortnightly categorisation programme update.

A total of 1219 homes have received a final property categorisation with 380 classed as Category 3 and eligible for a buy-out (as of 24 April).

147 Category 3 homeowners had received or accepted a buy-out offer, and 44 properties had completed their sale and purchase agreements (as of 19 April). Our sustainable deconstruction and removal programme is underway in Muriwai, and the Helensville Community Recycling Centre is now receiving salvageable materials.

Overall, 2778 property owners have signed up to the categorisation scheme out of 7389 known impacted properties (as of 19 April). There is still time for at risk homeowners to sign up to the limited scheme. While the deadline for signing up is 30 September, we strongly recommend doing this as soon as possible.

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.

See key categorisation and buyout figures below.

Categorisation progress (at 19 April 2024) 

Initial Impacted properties 

Registered for categorisation 

Completed desktop assessments 

Completed site assessments

7389 

2778

2494 

1715 

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

Category 3 buy-out progress (at 19 April 2024)

Buyout offers made with valuations 

Buy-out offers accepted 

Buy-outs completed 

147

81

44

Categories confirmed (at 24 April 2024)

Category 1 

Category 2C 

Category 2P 

Category 3 

Total

792

43

380

1219

Categories by suburb (at 24 April 2024)

Final Category Category 1 Category 2C Category 2P Category 3 Total
Ahuroa 1       1
Albany 1       1
Albany Heights 1       1
Araparera       1 1
Ararimu Valley       2 2
Arkles Bay 1       1
Army Bay       1 1
Auckland Central 2       2
Avondale 6       6
Bayswater 3       3
Bayview 6     1 7
Beach Haven 10     2 12
Bethells 2       2
Birkdale 4       4
Birkenhead 9   1 5 15
Blockhouse Bay 15     12 27
Bombay 1       1
Botany Downs 1       1
Browns Bay 5       5
Castor Bay 4       4
Chatswood 2   1 1 4
Clendon Park 1       1
Clevedon 3       3
Coatesville 1     1 2
Dairy Flat 1     6 7
Devonport 2       2
Drury 1       1
East Tamaki 17       17
Eden Terrace 1       1
Epsom 18     20 38
Flat Bush 2       2
Forrest Hill 1     1 2
Freemans Bay 1       1
Glen Eden 4     1 5
Glenbrook 1       1
Glendene 1       1
Glendowie 1       1
Glenfield 6     2 8
Glenvar       1 1
Green Bay 6     1 7
Greenhithe 3   1   4
Greenlane 3   2 2 7
Grey Lynn 5   1 8 14
Hatfields Beach 1       1
Hauraki 3       3
Helensville 1       1
Henderson 4     34 38
Henderson Valley 3     2 5
Herne Bay 8       8
Hillcrest 1       1
Hillsborough 31   1 1 33
Hobbs Bay 1       1
Howick 1       1
Huapai 14     6 20
Kaipara Hills 1       1
Kakanui 1       1
Karekare 36   4 14 54
Kaukapakapa 1     2 3
Kelston 1       1
Kiwitahi 1       1
Komokoriki 2       2
Laingholm 6       6
Lucas Heights 1     1 2
Lynfield 2       2
Mangakura 1       1
Mangere 3       3
Mangere East 2       2
Manly 1       1
Massey 10     6 16
Milford 4     14 18
Mount Albert 2     1 3
Mount Eden 3   1 20 24
Mount Roskill 25   4 9 38
Mount Wellington 1       1
Muriwai Beach 155 4 4 62 225
Murrays Bay 2   1 3 6
New Lynn 2       2
New Windsor 1   1 1 3
No filters applied          
Northcote 10       10
Northcote Point 4   1 3 8
Northcross 1       1
One Tree Hill       1 1
Onehunga 7     2 9
Oratia 5     1 6
Orewa 1       1
Pakuranga Heights 1       1
Papakura 3       3
Paremoremo 3   1   4
Parnell 27       27
Piha 71   17 14 102
Point Chevalier 9       9
Ponsonby 3     1 4
Puhoi       1 1
Pukekohe 4     4 8
Ranui 4     39 43
Red Beach 1       1
Redvale 5       5
Remuera 16     3 19
Riverhead 2     1 3
Royal Oak 1     1 2
Sandringham       1 1
Schnapper Rock 1       1
Scotts Landing 1       1
Shelly Beach 1       1
Snells Beach 1       1
Stanley Point 4       4
Stanmore Bay       1 1
Sunnynook 1     4 5
Swanson 12   1 24 37
Tahekeroa 1     1 2
Takapuna 1       1
Tapora 1       1
Taupaki       3 3
Te Arai Point 1       1
Te Atatu Peninsula 4       4
Te Atatu South 1       1
Titirangi 28     7 35
Torbay 8   1 1 10
Totara Vale 3     5 8
Upper Waiwera 3     5 8
Wade Heads 6     1 7
Waiatarua 10     4 14
Waiheke Island 1       1
Waikowhai 4     1 5
Waimauku 1     3 4
Waioneke 1       1
Waitakere 9     2 11
Waiuku 9     1 10
Warkworth 3       3
Waterview 5       5
West Harbour 1     1 2
Westmere 2       2
Whangaripo 1       1
Whenuapai 2       2
Woodcocks 2       2
Total 792 4 43 380 1219

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