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Emergency Recovery
Flooding and landslide support deadline: 30 September 2024
Time is running out for storm-affected Auckland homeowners to register to find out about any future risk to life at their home, and if they qualify for construction funding or a council buy-out.
Categorisation update – 26 September
Welcome to our fortnightly update on recovery categorisation, buy-out and assessment progress.
Watercare works to reinstate flood-damaged Pukekohe Water Treatment Plant
Work underway to reinstate the flood-damaged treatment plant and reduce future flood risk.
Categorisation update – 10 September
Welcome to our fortnightly update on recovery categorisation, buy-out and assessment progress.
Searching for a home? Here’s what you need to look out for
Anyone wanting to buy or rent a home is encouraged to look at all available natural hazards information in this time of increasing climate uncertainty.
Categorisation update – 1 August
Welcome to our fortnightly update on recovery categorisation, buy-out and assessment progress.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024: Community is...what we create together
The Mental Health Foundation has created a series of videos profiling four people who were impacted by major 2023 storms, and how they navigated their recovery by staying connected to their community, or by helping one another.
Categorisation update – 28 August
Welcome to our fortnightly update on recovery categorisation, buy-out and assessment progress.
Deadline approaches for flooding and landslide risk homeowners
Property owners have until 30 September 2024 to register for property categorisation.
Slip repairs crucial to Penlink construction access
AT is repairing Duck Creek Road, which is also the only road connection to Stillwater.
Rates relief continues for storm-affected Aucklanders
100 per cent rates relief for uninhabited storm damaged homes.
Solar panels and batteries provide the missing link for Te Henga / Bethells Beach
The Matuku Reserve Trust in Te Henga / Bethells Beach was granted $32,000 to purchase batteries that can store power generated by solar panels at the Trust’s Sustainable Wetland Education Centre.
Categorisation update – 14 August
Welcome to our fortnightly update on recovery categorisation, buy-out and assessment progress.
Locals ‘muck in’ to clean up Wairau Estuary
The local community come together to clean Wairau Estuary in Milford.
Standing strong, together - storm recovery
As Storm Recovery Navigators with the Ngāti Tamaterā Treaty Settlement Trust, sisters Te Wai Unasa and Tui Barbarich-Tawera have been helping whānau across Auckland recover from 2023 storms.
To register or not?
We respond to your key concerns about property categorisation. The scheme ends 30 September 2024.
