Future vulnerability considered as flood repair progresses

16:25 Mon, 22 Apr

Vulnerability to flooding is among the factors Auckland Council will take into account when making future decisions about which assets, parks and facilities damaged as...

Anniversary Day Floods: what has changed?

09:49 Mon, 15 Jan

It’s almost a year since the devastating Auckland Anniversary Day floods. But if another civil defence emergency happened today, would the Hibiscus Coast be better...

Auckland Council maintains drains, urges vigilance

13:49 Fri, 12 Jan

As the anniversary of the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods approaches, Auckland Council is encouraging property owners to take steps to help reduce flood risks, while...

Council agrees $2billion flood recovery deal

13:43 Mon, 4 Sep

Auckland Council will share the $2 billion cost of flood recovery with Government. At the Governing Body meeting on August 24, the Mayor and councillors...

Three Waters offers hope for “private” stream maintenance

11:36 Thu, 24 Aug

Auckland Council may be rethinking its policy that streams that go through, or border, private property are not its responsibility (HM August 7). And the...

Rates relief for uninhabitable homes debated

16:00 Mon, 7 Aug

Aucklanders with uninhabitable homes after extreme weather events will be able to get total rates relief for those properties, although that is not what was...