Categorisation update – 20 June

Welcome to our fortnightly categorisation programme update.

A total of 1676 homes have received a final property categorisation with 533 classed as Category 3 and eligible for a buy-out (as of 20 June).

329 Category 3 homeowners had received or accepted a buy-out offer, and 103 properties had completed their sale and purchase agreements (as of 14 June).

Overall, 2891 property owners have registered for the categorisation scheme out of 7389 known impacted properties (as of 14 June). 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. 

If you registered in 2023, are awaiting a category, and have not received an update with a forecast month for your category, please get in touch at propertycategory@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. 

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 14 June 2024) 

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

Category 3 buy-out progress (at 14 June 2024)

Categories confirmed (at 20 June 2024)

*​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 20 June 2024)