City of Auckland

03/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/27/2024 21:00

Categorisation update - 22 March

Property categorisations are advancing in Auckland with March being a busy month for the recovery team. As of 22 March, 803 homes had received a final categorisation with 266 classed as Category 3 and eligible for a buy-out.

Of the confirmed Category 3 homes, 150 had received or accepted a buy-out offer, and 28 buyouts had been completed. In addition to this, deconstruction work started on the first purchased home in Muriwai, which is a pilot for the wider sustainable deconstruction approach.

Overall, 2630 property owners have signed up to the categorisation scheme, with around 500 signing up in the last few months (out of 7389 impacted properties). With the Auckland Council Governing Body having now confirmed a 30 September deadline for opting in, we are encouraging at-risk homes to seriously consider signing up.

See key categorisation and buyout stats below

An ongoing note on the complexity of categorisation

Many properties are proving more complex to categorise for several reasons:

  • There is an intolerable risk to life, but we need to assess the feasibility of a mitigation at the property. Examples include retaining walls, house raising or moving, altering fences and other structures blocking overland flow paths, or changes to driveways or landscaping
  • There is an intolerable risk to life, but we are waiting on confirmation of a community infrastructure project that could reduce this risk for whole neighbourhoods. Examples include redirecting overland flow paths, making more space for water to flow and pool, stopbanks, and upgrading culverts and roads. These projects are being scoped looking at feasibility of timelines, practicality, costs and impacts
  • There are both flooding and landslip issues at the property
  • Recent work at neighbouring properties, or the shifting of land, have changed the risk profile since we started.

Progress figures

Categorisation progress (at 22 March 2024)

Initial Impacted properties

Registered for categorisation

Desktop Assessments Complete

Site Assessments Complete

7389

2631

2417

1557

Note: Not every home will need a site assessment, but some may need more than one

Categories confirmed (at 22 March 2024)

Category 1

Category 2A

Category 2C

Category 2P

Category 3

510

0

4

23

266

Category 3 buy-out progress (at 22 March 2024)

Buyout offers made with valuations

Buy-out offers accepted

Buy-outs completed

97

53

28

Categories by suburb (NOTE: figures at 27 March)

Suburb

Category 1

Category 2C

Category 2P

Category 3

Total categorised

Ahuroa

1

1

Albany

1

1

Ararimu Valley

2

2

Arkles Bay

1

1

Army Bay

1

1

Auckland Central

2

2

Avondale

2

2

Bayswater

3

3

Bayview

4

1

5

Beach Haven

6

1

7

Bethells

1

1

Birkdale

2

2

Birkenhead

5

3

8

Blockhouse Bay

10

6

16

Botany Downs

1

1

Browns Bay

3

3

Castor Bay

3

3

Chatswood

1

1

1

3

Clendon Park

1

1

Clevedon

1

1

Coatesville

1

1

Dairy Flat

5

5

Devonport

2

2

Drury

1

1

East Tamaki

10

10

Eden Terrace

1

1

Epsom

2

13

15

Flat Bush

1

1

Forrest Hill

1

1

Freemans Bay

1

1

Glen Eden

3

1

4

Glenbrook

1

1

Glendene

1

1

Glendowie

1

1

Glenfield

6

6

Green Bay

3

1

4

Greenhithe

2

2

Greenlane

1

2

3

Grey Lynn

3

8

11

Hatfields Beach

1

1

Hauraki

2

2

Henderson

17

17

Henderson Valley

3

1

4

Herne Bay

6

6

Hillsborough

11

11

Huapai

1

6

7

Kaipara Hills

1

1

Karekare

12

3

13

28

Kaukapakapa

1

1

Kiwitahi

1

1

Komokoriki

2

2

Laingholm

4

4

Lucas Heights

1

1

Mangakura

1

1

Mangere

4

4

Massey

4

6

10

Milford

2

14

16

Mount Albert

2

1

3

Mount Eden

1

1

10

12

Mount Roskill

17

2

1

20

Muriwai Beach

150

4

4

60

218

Murrays Bay

2

1

3

New Lynn

1

1

New Windsor

1

1

2

Northcote

8

8

Northcote Point

2

1

3

Northcross

1

1

One Tree Hill

1

1

Onehunga

4

2

6

Oratia

5

1

6

Pakuranga Heights

1

1

Papakura

1

1

Paremoremo

2

2

Parnell

17

17

Piha

43

12

11

66

Point Chevalier

4

4

Ponsonby

2

2

Puhoi

1

1

Pukekohe

1

4

5

Ranui

2

24

26

Redvale

3

3

Remuera

15

3

18

Riverhead

1

1

2

Royal Oak

1

1

Scotts Landing

1

1

Shelly Beach

1

1

Snells Beach

1

1

Stanley Point

4

4

Sunnynook

1

1

Swanson

6

19

25

Tapora

1

1

Taupaki

1

1

Te Atatu Peninsula

3

3

Te Atatu South

1

1

Titirangi

15

5

20

Torbay

6

6

Totara Vale

1

1

2

Upper Waiwera

2

5

7

Wade Heads

6

1

7

Waiatarua

6

3

9

Waikowhai

1

1

Waimauku

2

2

Waioneke

1

1

Waitakere

6

2

8

Waiuku

8

8

Warkworth

3

3

Waterview

2

2

West Harbour

1

1

2

Westmere

2

2

Whenuapai

1

1

Total

510

4

24

267

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