Last month the Waitākere Local Board approved, in principle, the relocation of slip material currently stored at Pōhutukawa Glade in Karekare, to Waitipu Park, near Te Henga.
AT contractors removed and temporarily stockpiled around 2275m3 of slip material from Karekare at Pōhutukawa Glade to facilitate road network repairs in the area following the early 2023 severe weather events. Karekare was particularly hard-hit, with dozens of slips on the only two roads to the area.
Because the Waitākere Ranges is known to be infected with Kauri Dieback disease (a biosecurity pest organism) and kauri is present in the area it needs to be removed to an MPI-approved location.
A long-term solution for the removal and deposit of the material elsewhere has been explored and discussed with the Waitākere Ranges Local Board, iwi, Auckland Council (Regional Parks, Local Parks and Environmental Services) and some representatives from within the Karekare community.
Waitipu Park is a former quarry site and is currently closed to the public. It offers an opportunity to keep the slip material within the area.
It’s anticipated that slip material will be removed however some may be distributed and capped within the Glade subject to the results of an arborist report.
For more information read the local board report and minutes [PDF 350KB].
