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Recovery Office launches community grants to support community-led storm recovery
The Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office (Recovery Office) is pleased to announce that on 20 November we will launch the Storm Recovery Community Grant programme to support community-led recovery initiatives.

Navigators are here to help
Based in storm affected communities across Tāmaki Makaurau, Storm Recovery Navigators (Navigators) from Auckland Council’s Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office (Recovery Office) have hit the ground running and are here to help you!

Storm recovery support drop-ins
If you or your whānau need assistance and would like to find out about support services available for storm affected Aucklanders, come along to one of our upcoming drop-in sessions.

Grants confirmed to support 2P property mitigations
Auckland Council has agreed to support Category 2P property mitigations for homeowners affected by the severe weather events earlier this year.

Homeowners’ guide to flood risk assessments
Flood risk assessments are a free service provided by the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office to help homeowners.

Update on Auckland's storm recovery - November
The Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office says while many Aucklanders have moved on with their lives, there are also many homeowners still grappling with the storm impacts and large-scale infrastructure efforts will continue for years.

What can a property owner dispute?
We have confirmed the process for disputing decisions, to help property owners who want to dispute certain elements of the categorisation and buyout process.

Making decisions on Auckland’s recovery
Key decision documents relating to Auckland's recovery

Property categorisation explainer
Extreme weather in 2023 damaged many homes across Tāmaki Makaurau, and we are working to place properties into three categories, based on a new Government risk framework

Auckland Council provides LIM transparency for rates relief
To ensure transparency, Auckland Council will be disclosing rates relief on LIMs for storm damaged properties.

Recovery office reaches milestone of 1000 landslide assessments
Geotechnical engineers and specialists have completed 1000 assessments across Auckland, with another 180 assessments underway, to determine the ‘intolerable risk to life’ from future landslides, in the wake of devastating storms in early 2023.

Are you waiting to hear from us?
If you have contacted us with a request, we want to reassure you that we have not forgotten about or lost your request.

Weekly navigator drop-ins launched in Māngere
Weekly drop-in events with local storm recovery navigators at the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Office have launched this week.

Draining the rain: preparing for future extreme weather
Making space for water to safely flow through Tāmaki Makaurau neighbourhoods without causing risk to people and property has become more urgent following extreme weather events.

Category 3 buy-outs: a step-by-step guide to how it will work
A step-by-step guide to the buyout process