Categorisation update – 20 June

Publish Date : 20 Jun 2024
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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) 

Initial Impacted properties  Registered for categorisation  Completed desktop assessments  Completed site assessments
7389  2891 2761 1907

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)

Buy-out offers made with valuations

Buy-out offers accepted

Buy-outs completed

329

151

103

 

Categories confirmed (at 20 June 2024)

Category 1 Category 2C Category 2P Category 3 Ineligible* Total
1058 65 533 16 1676

*​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)

Suburb Opted In Cat 1 Cat 2C Cat 2P Cat 3 Ineligible Total Final Category
Ahuroa 1 1         1
Albany 3 1     2   3
Albany Heights 7 3     1   4
Araparera 1       1   1
Ararimu Valley 4       2   2
Arkles Bay 3 1         1
Army Bay 4 1     1   2
Auckland Central 9 2         2
Avondale 23 10         10
Baddeleys Beach 1 1         1
Balmoral 11       4   4
Bayswater 5 3         3
Bayview 11 7     1   8
Beach Haven 32 12   2 4   18
Bethells 5 3         3
Birkdale 10 5   1     6
Birkenhead 28 13   2 5   20
Blockhouse Bay 58 20     16   36
Bombay 1 1         1
Botany Downs 1 1         1
Browns Bay 33 8     1   9
Campbells Bay 3           0
Castor Bay 13 6         6
Chatswood 9 3   1 1   5
Clarks Beach 4           0
Clendon Park 1 1         1
Clevedon 4 3         3
Coatesville 5 1     1   2
Cornwallis 2 1         1
Dairy Flat 8 1     6   7
Devonport 6 3         3
Drury 2 1         1
East Tamaki 18 17         17
Eden Terrace 2 2         2
Ellerslie 5           0
Epsom 93 32   1 31   64
Fairview Heights 2 1         1
Favona 1           0
Flat Bush 4 2         2
Forrest Hill 17 8     4   12
Freemans Bay 3 1         1
Glen Eden 15 8     2   10
Glenbrook 1 1         1
Glendene 3 1         1
Glendowie 2 1         1
Glenfield 27 11     2   13
Glenvar 3 1     1   2
Green Bay 15 9   1 1   11
Greenhithe 9 4   1     5
Greenlane 27 6   4 3   13
Grey Lynn 38 13   1 12   26
Hatfields Beach 4 2         2
Hauraki 5 3         3
Helensville 9 2     1   3
Henderson 95 13     47   60
Henderson Valley 16 7     4   11
Herne Bay 13 9     1   10
Hill Park 1 1         1
Hillcrest 14 4         4
Hillsborough 65 42   1 3   46
Hobbs Bay 1 1         1
Howick 2 1         1
Huapai 33 22     7   29
Huia 1           0
Kaipara Hills 1 1         1
Kakanui 1 1         1
Karekare 61 39   4 14 1 58
Kaukapakapa 7 1     5   6
Kawakawa Bay 1           0
Kelston 1 1         1
Kingsland 2           0
Kiwitahi 1 1         1
Komokoriki 2 2         2
Kumeu 3       2   2
Laingholm 17 9         9
Long Bay 1           0
Lucas Heights 3 1     1   2
Lynfield 10 8         8
Mairangi Bay 3           0
Makarau 2       1   1
Mangakura 1 1         1
Mangere 79 8     2   10
Mangere Bridge 3 1         1
Mangere East 34 5         5
Manly 3 2         2
Manukau Central 1           0
Manurewa 5 1         1
Massey 58 12     7   19
Matakatia 1 1         1
Meadowbank 1           0
Mellons Bay 1           0
Milford 191 9     15   24
Mission Bay 1           0
Mount Albert 18 2     1   3
Mount Eden 97 5   1 34   40
Mount Rex 1       1   1
Mount Roskill 139 34   4 19   57
Mount Wellington 3 1         1
Muriwai Beach 245 157 4 5 61 9 236
Murrays Bay 10 2   1 3   6
Narrow Neck 1           0
New Lynn 9 4     1   5
New Windsor 5 2   1 2   5
Northcote 24 13     3   16
Northcote Point 37 9   1 5   15
Northcross 2 2         2
One Tree Hill 4 1     1   2
Onehunga 24 9     2   11
Orakei 2           0
Oratia 7 4     2   6
Orere Point 1 1         1
Orewa 1 1         1
Otahuhu 3           0
Otara 1           0
Oteha 1           0
Owairaka 22       3   3
Pakuranga 1           0
Pakuranga Heights 2 1         1
Papakura 9 6         6
Papatoetoe 5           0
Parakai 1 1         1
Parau 1           0
Paremoremo 11 6   1     7
Parnell 33 28   1     29
Patumahoe 5           0
Penrose 1           0
Piha 120 74   19 16 6 115
Pine Valley 1           0
Pinehill 3 1     1   2
Pohuehue 1 1         1
Point Chevalier 19 12         12
Ponsonby 18 5   5 3   13
Puhoi 1       1   1
Pukekohe 33 6     9   15
Ranui 59 8     43   51
Red Beach 3 1         1
Redvale 7 5         5
Remuera 37 21     5   26
Riverhead 8 3     3   6
Rothesay Bay 3 1         1
Royal Oak 21 1     11   12
Sandringham 29 1     3   4
Schnapper Rock 1 1         1
Scotts Landing 1 1         1
Shelly Beach 1 1         1
Shelly Park 1           0
Snells Beach 2 1         1
St Heliers 2           0
St Johns 1 1         1
St Lukes 2           0
Stanley Point 11 5   1     6
Stanmore Bay 4 2     1   3
Stillwater 1 1         1
Sunnynook 11 1     5   6
Sunnyvale 12 1     1   2
Swanson 74 20   1 32   53
Tahekeroa 3 1     1   2
Takapuna 2 2         2
Tapora 1 1         1
Taupaki 5       3   3
Te Arai Point 1 1         1
Te Atatu Peninsula 7 4     1   5
Te Atatu South 22 6     2   8
Te Henga 1 1         1
Te Papapa 5 4         4
Three Kings 14           0
Titirangi 93 43   2 13   58
Torbay 17 10   1 1   12
Totara Vale 21 6   1 7   14
Unsworth Heights 1           0
Upper Waiwera 9 3     5   8
Wade Heads 8 7     1   8
Waiake 3           0
Waiatarua 22 13     4   17
Waiheke Island 2 1         1
Waikowhai 10 7   1 2   10
Waimauku 7 1     3   4
Waioneke 1 1         1
Wairau Valley 12 1         1
Waitakere 15 10     3   13
Waiuku 21 12     2   14
Warkworth 3 3         3
Waterview 8 5         5
Wellsford 1           0
West Harbour 3 2     1   3
Western Springs 1           0
Westmere 4 2         2
Weymouth 1           0
Whangaripo 2 1         1
Whenuapai 3 2         2
Windsor Park 1           0
Woodcocks 2 2         2
Total 2,892 1,058 4 65 533 16 1,676

 

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