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Storm Recovery Navigation Services
Storm Recovery Navigators were were to help Aucklanders in their recovery from 2023 storms
Social and wellbeing support
Various social and wellbeing support is available to you, including free help with processing home insurance claims, temporary accommodation assistance and mental health support.
Healing through words and illustrations: Ko Roimata te Awa
Matua Ngaru School children have published a book which shares their stories, words and illustrations following the flooding of the Kumeū River.
After the Storms: The local leaders who held Auckland together
A seven-month leadership programme has supported 23 local storm recovery leaders to keep building on the work they began in 2023 when it mattered most.
New recovery ‘PACT’ for Sunnynook, Totara Vale and Forrest Hill
A new people-led ‘PACT’ for Sunnynook, Totara Vale and Forrest Hill will help guide the community through the next steps of its long-term recovery from the major 2023 storms.
Category 2P - Getting on with your construction work
Category 2P storm risk mitigation: some important information as you move through the construction process
Flood resilience in Māngere: 2025 highlights and what’s next
2025 marked a major milestone for the Māngere community as two critical flood resilience projects – at Harania Creek and Te Ararata Creek – moved from planning into construction.
Māngere: recovery from the early 2023 storms
Māngere was hit hard by major storms in 2023, causing flooding in pockets across the suburb.
Building stronger neighbourhoods in Kaipātiki
A completed Kaipātiki Community Recovery Plan marks a new milestone for Beach Haven, Northcote Point and Birkenhead in their recovery from 2023 storms.
Recovery from the early 2023 storms: Rānui, Henderson, Swanson
Rānui, Henderson and Swanson were hit hard by major storms in 2023, causing flooding in pockets across the area from multiple waterways.
What Auckland’s new plan means for your neighbourhood
Auckland Council is making changes to the Auckland Unitary Plan, the city’s rulebook for where and how new homes and buildings can be built.
Turning over a new leaf in Epsom
The Epsom community was one of the hardest hit after the 2023 storms.
New plan approved for Auckland’s future
New planning rules have been approved to strengthen flood protections and focus more homes in safer, well-connected places near jobs, shops and transport for public submissions
Next steps for critical flood works in Māngere central
Major Māngere flood works reach next steps, making way for a bigger bridge.
Locals guiding storm recovery priorities
Communities across Tāmaki Makaurau are deciding what their storm recovery looks like, and how to prepare for the future.
Future use of storm-affected land
What Auckland Council is doing with storm-affected land.
