Categorisation update – 9 May

Publish Date : 09 May 2024
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Welcome to our fortnightly categorisation programme update.

A total of 1307 homes have received a final property categorisation with 405 classed as Category 3 and eligible for a buy-out (as of 9 May).

210 Category 3 homeowners had received or accepted a buy-out offer, and 63 properties had completed their sale and purchase agreements (as of 3 May).

Overall, 2812 property owners have registered for the categorisation scheme out of 7389 known impacted properties (as of 3 May). 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.

We recently contacted all homeowners who registered in 2023 and provided them with a forecast month for their final category. If you registered in 2023, are awaiting a category, and did not receive this update, please get in touch at propertycategory@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. 

9 May Categorisation progress

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 3 May 2024) 

Initial Impacted properties 

Registered for categorisation 

Completed desktop assessments 

Completed site assessments

7389 

2812

2524

1783

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

Category 3 buy-out progress (at 3 May 2024)

Buy-out offers made with valuations Buy-out offers accepted Buy-outs completed
210 93 63

 

Categories confirmed (at 9 May 2024)

Category 1 

Category 2C 

Category 2P 

Category 3 

Total

851

4 

47

405

1307

 

Categories by suburb (at 9 May 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

Baddeleys Beach

1

      

1

Bayswater

3

      

3

Bayview

6

    

1

7

Beach Haven

12

    

2

14

Bethells

2

      

2

Birkdale

5

      

5

Birkenhead

11

  

1

5

17

Blockhouse Bay

17

    

13

30

Bombay

1

      

1

Botany Downs

1

      

1

Browns Bay

6

      

6

Castor Bay

5

      

5

Chatswood

2

  

1

1

4

Clendon Park

1

      

1

Clevedon

3

      

3

Coatesville

1

    

1

2

Cornwallis

1

      

1

Dairy Flat

1

    

6

7

Devonport

3

      

3

Drury

1

      

1

East Tamaki

17

      

17

Eden Terrace

1

      

1

Epsom

20

    

24

44

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

9

    

2

11

Glenvar

      

1

1

Green Bay

6

  

1

1

8

Greenhithe

3

  

1

  

4

Greenlane

3

  

2

2

7

Grey Lynn

5

  

1

9

15

Hatfields Beach

1

      

1

Hauraki

3

      

3

Helensville

2

      

2

Henderson

4

    

35

39

Henderson Valley

4

    

2

6

Herne Bay

8

      

8

Hillcrest

1

      

1

Hillsborough

36

  

1

1

38

Hobbs Bay

1

      

1

Howick

1

      

1

Huapai

17

    

6

23

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

4

      

4

Mangakura

1

      

1

Mangere

4

      

4

Mangere East

3

      

3

Manly

1

      

1

Massey

11

    

7

18

Matakatia

1

      

1

Milford

5

    

14

19

Mount Albert

2

    

1

3

Mount Eden

3

  

1

20

24

Mount Roskill

26

  

4

10

40

Mount Wellington

1

      

1

Muriwai Beach

155

4

4

62

225

Murrays Bay

2

  

1

3

6

New Lynn

2

    

1

3

New Windsor

1

  

1

1

3

Northcote

12

      

12

Northcote Point

6

  

1

4

11

Northcross

2

      

2

One Tree Hill

      

1

1

Onehunga

8

    

2

10

Oratia

4

    

2

6

Orere Point

1

      

1

Orewa

1

      

1

Pakuranga Heights

1

      

1

Papakura

6

      

6

Paremoremo

4

  

1

  

5

Parnell

27

  

1

  

28

Piha

71

  

17

14

102

PIHA - KAREKARE

    

1

  

1

Pinehill

      

1

1

Point Chevalier

9

      

9

Ponsonby

3

    

1

4

Puhoi

      

1

1

Pukekohe

5

    

4

9

Ranui

4

    

41

45

Red Beach

1

      

1

Redvale

5

      

5

Remuera

18

    

3

21

Riverhead

2

    

1

3

Royal Oak

1

    

1

2

Sandringham

1

    

1

2

Schnapper Rock

1

      

1

Scotts Landing

1

      

1

Shelly Beach

1

      

1

Snells Beach

1

      

1

Stanley Point

4

      

4

Stanmore Bay

1

    

1

2

Sunnynook

1

    

4

5

Swanson

17

  

1

32

50

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

2

      

2

Titirangi

29

  

1

8

38

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

11

    

2

13

Warkworth

3

      

3

Waterview

5

      

5

West Harbour

1

    

1

2

Westmere

2

      

2

Whangaripo

1

      

1

Whenuapai

2

      

2

Woodcocks

2

      

2

Total

851

4

47

405

1307
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