About the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office
The extreme weather events of early 2023 have had an adverse effect on communities across Tāmaki Makaurau. The Auckland Council-led Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office has been established to coordinate the Auckland-wide repair and rebuild efforts on behalf of the Auckland Council group, New Zealand government, and community partners and stakeholders.
You can find all the latest information on these pages for affected property owners, including categorisation updates, and information about the social and wellbeing support services that are available for you.
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Property category
Information about risk assessments, Category 2P mitigation, Category 3 buy-outs, and more.
Recovery FAQs
Find the answer to your recovery related question in our regularly updated FAQs.
Support services
Visit the support services page to discover the support available to you.
All news
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Sign up to the recovery e-newsletter
To stay up to date with Recovery efforts, sign up to our regular e-newsletter.
Documents library
Access the guides, forms and factsheets you need to help you through the categorisation process.
Latest news
Categorisation update – 21 November
Welcome to our fortnightly update on recovery categorisation, buy-out and assessment progress.
Social and wellbeing support
Various community and wellbeing support is available to you, including free help with processing home insurance claims, rates relief, temporary accommodation assistance, and wider financial and mental health support.
Muriwai commemorative sculpture underway
Renowned artist Jeff Thomson will transform materials from the suburb’s Category 3 homes.
Herald Island community gets involved in Twin Wharf access rebuild
The road to Twin Wharf is now open after six months reconstruction following slips during last year’s storms.
