Categorisation update – 10 September

Publish Date : 10 Sep 2024
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Welcome to our fortnightly categorisation programme update.

Final property categories have been provided to 2210 homes, with 743 classed as Category 3 and eligible for a buy-out (as of 10 September). This has been supported by a huge effort by our technical and engineering teams having completed over 3141 desktop assessments and 2080 site assessments. 

544 Category 3 homeowners have received or accepted a buy-out valuation, and 245 properties had completed their sale and purchase agreements (as of 6 September).

Overall, 3218 property owners have now registered for the categorisation scheme out of 7389 known impacted properties (as of 10 September). 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 ourauckland.nz/storms for more information, including translated resources. 

In some locations we have not been able to finalise risk reports and categories until decisions about local infrastructure solutions have been made. 

Muriwai and Māngere stormwater solutions

We are pleased to have received the Government's approval of its co-funding for our first three infrastructure resilience solutions in Muriwai around Domain Crescent and in Māngere's Te Ararata and Harania catchments. In Muriwai, work on project feasibility continues. Community information meetings have been held in the two Māngere project areas, and we are waiting to hear back on approval of the ‘Order In Council’ which will allow the project to be delivered as soon as possible. In the meantime, we will continue progress on these projects. For more information on the projects, email the project team at bluegreen@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Categorisation progresses in other infrastructure areas

In other areas, the necessary community infrastructure projects are more complex and could take many years to design, fund, plan, consent and construct. So an amendment to the Auckland recovery co-funding agreement has been approved by the Government which allows Council to offer buy-outs for high-risk properties where an infrastructure solution can’t be delivered in a reasonable timeframe. Council is now progressing risk reports for properties in these project areas, including neighbourhoods around Nile Road in Milford, Clover Drive in Henderson, and some areas in Mt Roskill.

See Our Auckland to learn more about flooding assessments and landslide assessments.

An ongoing note on the complexity of categorisation

Many properties have proven 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 have been 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 6 September 2024) 

Initial Impacted properties  Registered for categorisation  Completed desktop assessments  Completed site assessments
7389 3218 3141 2080

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

Category 3 buy-out progress (at 6 September 2024)

Valuations provided

Buy-out offers accepted

Buy-outs completed

544

317

245

 

Categories confirmed (at 10 September 2024)

Category 1 Category 2C Category 2P Category 3 Ineligible or withdrawn* Total
1376 5 86 743 22 2232

*​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 10 September 2024)

Suburb Registered Category 1 Category 2C Category 2P Category 3

Ineligible/

Withdrawn

Total Final Category
  3            
Ahuroa 1 1         1
Albany 3 1     2   3
Albany Heights 7 5     1   6
Araparera 1       1   1
Ararimu Valley 4       3   3
Arkles Bay 3 2         2
Army Bay 4 1     2   3
Auckland Central 10 9         9
Avondale 24 14     1   15
Baddeleys Beach 1 1         1
Balmoral 16 3     4   7
Bayswater 4 3         3
Bayview 13 7     1   8
Beach Haven 35 16   3 5   24
Bethells 5 3     1   4
Birkdale 13 6   1     7
Birkenhead 35 14   2 5   21
Blockhouse Bay 63 27     22   49
Bombay 1 1         1
Botany Downs 1 1         1
Browns Bay 37 14     8   22
Bucklands Beach 1            
Campbells Bay 3            
Castor Bay 13 7         7
Chatswood 10 3   2 1   6
Clarks Beach 4 2         2
Clendon Park 1 1         1
Clevedon 4 3         3
Clover Park 1            
Coatesville 7 2     1   3
Cornwallis 2 1     1   2
Dairy Flat 9 1     6   7
Devonport 6 5         5
Drury 2 1         1
East Tamaki 18 17         17
Eden Terrace 2 2         2
Ellerslie 5 1   1     2
Epsom 108 37   4 33   74
Fairview Heights 2 1         1
Favona 2            
Flat Bush 5 5         5
Forrest Hill 19 8     6   14
Freemans Bay 21 1         1
Glen Eden 15 10   1 2   13
Glenbrook 2 1         1
Glendene 4 3         3
Glendowie 3 1         1
Glenfield 33 16     3   19
Glenvar 3 1     1   2
Green Bay 16 12   1 1   14
Greenhithe 11 5   1     6
Greenlane 30 12   5 7   24
Grey Lynn 40 16   2 13   31
Hatfields Beach 4 4         4
Hauraki 5 4         4
Helensville 11 3     3   6
Henderson 105 28     54   82
Henderson Valley 17 12     4 1 17
Herald Island 1            
Herne Bay 16 13     1   14
Hill Park 2 1         1
Hillcrest 15 7   2     9
Hillsborough 70 48   1 8   57
Hobbs Bay 1 1         1
Howick 3 2         2
Huapai 35 21     10   31
Huia 1            
Kaipara Hills 1 1         1
Kakanui 1 1         1
Karekare 61 39   4 14 1 58
Kaukapakapa 12 5     5   10
Kawakawa Bay 1            
Kelston 2 1         1
Kingsland 2            
Kiwitahi 1 1         1
Kohimarama 1            
Komokoriki 3 2         2
Kumeu 5       2   2
Laingholm 19 12         12
Long Bay 1            
Lucas Heights 3 1     1   2
Lynfield 14 8         8
Mairangi Bay 3            
Makarau 2       1   1
Mangakura 1 1         1
Mangere 95 14     4   18
Mangere Bridge 3 1         1
Mangere East 38 11     1   12
Manly 4 3         3
Manukau Central 1 1         1
Manurewa 7 2         2
Massey 66 23     27   50
Matakatia 1 1         1
Meadowbank 1            
Milford 204 26   2 51   79
Mission Bay 1            
Mount Albert 24 6     3   9
Mount Eden 103 24   2 48   74
Mount Rex 1       1   1
Mount Roskill 159 59   5 38   102
Mount Wellington 3 1         1
Muriwai Beach 246 159 4 5 64 10 242
Murrays Bay 11 2   1 4   7
Narrow Neck 1            
New Lynn 14 4     5   9
New Windsor 5 2   1 2   5
North Cove 1            
Northcote 27 15   1 4   20
Northcote Point 47 14   1 5   20
Northcross 2 2         2
Northpark 1            
One Tree Hill 4 2     1   3
Onehunga 24 13   1 3   17
Orakei 2            
Oratia 8 4     3   7
Orere Point 1 1         1
Orewa 1 1         1
Otahuhu 2            
Otara 1            
Oteha 1 1         1
Owairaka 31 7     8   15
Pakuranga 1 1         1
Pakuranga Heights 2 2         2
Papakura 10 6       1 7
Papatoetoe 6            
Parakai 1 1         1
Parau 1     1     1
Paremoremo 12 8   1     9
Parnell 35 29   2   1 32
Patumahoe 5 5         5
Penrose 1            
Piha 122 73   18 17 8 116
Pine Valley 1 1         1
Pinehill 3 1     1   2
Pohuehue 1 1         1
Point Chevalier 19 15         15
Ponsonby 20 6   5 3   14
Puhoi 1       1   1
Pukekohe 40 13 1   15   29
Punganui 1            
Ranui 63 11     43   54
Red Beach 3 3         3
Redvale 7 5     1   6
Remuera 39 23     7   30
Riverhead 10 3     4   7
Rothesay Bay 3 1         1
Royal Oak 27 2     12   14
Sandringham 39 6     11   17
Schnapper Rock 1 1         1
Scotts Landing 1 1         1
Shelly Beach 1 1         1
Shelly Park 1 1         1
Snells Beach 2 1         1
St Heliers 2 1         1
St Johns 1 1         1
St Lukes 5            
Stanley Point 13 8   2     10
Stanmore Bay 5 3     1   4
Stillwater 1 1         1
Sunnynook 14 1     5   6
Sunnyvale 15 3     5   8
Swanson 77 23   1 40   64
Tahekeroa 3 1     2   3
Takapuna 3 3         3
Tapora 1 1         1
Taupaki 5       4   4
Te Arai Point 1 1         1
Te Atatu Peninsula 8 6     1   7
Te Atatu South 25 16     4   20
Te Henga 1 1         1
Te Papapa 5 5         5
Three Kings 21 6   1 4   11
Titirangi 96 54   2 18   74
Torbay 20 11   1 3   15
Totara Vale 22 6   1 8   15
Unsworth Heights 1 1         1
Upper Waiwera 9 3     5   8
Wade Heads 9 7     1   8
Waiake 3       2   2
Waiatarua 22 14     6   20
Waiheke Island 2 2         2
Waikowhai 13 7   1 2   10
Waimauku 9 1     4   5
Waioneke 1 1         1
Wairau Valley 12 1         1
Waitakere 15 11     3   14
Waiuku 22 16     2   18
Warkworth 3 3         3
Waterview 8 5   1     6
Wellsford 1            
West Harbour 3 2     1   3
Western Springs 1 1         1
Westmere 4 3     1   4
Weymouth 1            
Whangaripo 2 2         2
Whenuapai 5 2         2
Windsor Park 1            
Woodcocks 2 2         2
Total 3,218 1,376 5 86 743 22 2,232

 

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