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Council news 24 Feb 2023

Emergency Mobile Alert issued for Rodney, Helensville, Upper Harbour, Te Atatu and Henderson Valley

Auckland Emergency Management has issued an Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA) at 5:19pm this evening to provide important safety messages for the heightened risk of further landslides and flash flooding. The alert has been issued due to an active line...

Civil Defence / Emergency Management 24 Feb 2023

Emergency Mobile Alert issued for Bethells Beach, Piha, Karekare and Muriwai

Auckland Emergency Management has issued an Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA) at 5:11pm this evening to provide important safety messages for the heightened risk of further landslides and flash flooding in Bethells Beach, Karekare, Muriwai and Piha. Th...

Council news 23 Feb 2023

Communities remain resilient as response enters day 27

We are now into day 27 of our response to last month’s flood and Cyclone Gabrielle and our focus remains on supporting communities throughout Tāmaki Makaurau.

Council news 23 Feb 2023

Closing the Māngere Civil Defence Centre

As we move from response to recovery, Auckland is reducing its civil Defence Centres, shelters, community support hubs, and community-led centres.

Council news 23 Feb 2023

Work still to be done: the emergency response in Tāmaki Makaurau continues

“It has been almost four weeks since the emergency response was first activated, when Tāmaki Makaurau was hit with devastating floods. Two weeks later, Auckland and the rest of the country responded to Cyclone Gabrielle.

Storm 22 Feb 2023

Isolated communities remain front of mind

While the weather has settled this week in Tāmaki Makaurau, the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle are still being felt, particularly in our isolated communities.

Council news 22 Feb 2023

Auckland Council CEO steps down

Mayor Wayne Brown today announced that Auckland Council Chief Executive Jim Stabback has resigned.

Storm 20 Feb 2023

Critical supplies given out to isolated communities

Isolated communities across Tāmaki Makaurau received welfare drops of essential supplies over the weekend, helping to tide them over while access to their road, community or area is restored.