East & South Auckland flood recovery progress East & South Auckland flood recovery progress
Extreme weather events in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland caused damage to roads in 2023.
Over the last 18 months or so, we have made significant progress on repairing storm-damaged roads in the East and South Auckland area.
Reported sites and slip repairs in East and South Auckland as of 28 February 2025
- Total number of sites: 30 (21 major, 9 minor)
- Currently under construction: 1
- Completed sites: 20 (67%).
We have completed:
- 16 out of 21 major slip repairs (62%)
- 4 out of 9 minor slip repairs (44%).
There is one major site under construction — Kemp Road, Awhitu.
The reported number of sites requiring minor to major repairs will change slightly over time as the design and investigation of each slip site develops.
We ask for your patience as we repair sites all over Auckland.
To report new issues, please contact us.
The following is a list of recently completed major slip sites in the eastern and southern areas of Auckland. Our thanks go to everyone in these communities for your patience and understanding as we made necessary repairs and restored safe connections.
- Awhitu Road, Pollok (2 of 2 sites)
- East Street, Pukekohe
- Grahams Beach Road, Manukau Heads
- Hunua Gorge Road, Hunua
- Kingseat Road, Patamahoe
- Laing Road, Karaka
- Linwood Road, Karaka (2 sites)
- Marine Parade, Mellons Bay
- McNicol Road, Clevedon
- Monument Road, Clevedon (2 sites)
- Otau Mountain Road, Clevedon
- Skyhigh Road, Hunua
- Te Tero Road, Pollock
- Union Road, Makau.
Road status: open, single lane
The design process is underway for repairs needed on East Coast Road. Construction work is planned for 2025.
Road status: Closed, residents access only.
7 March 2025
Work on Kemp Road site 1 started in February 2025. There are multiple sites along kemp road requiring repair. Site 1 includes a timber retaining wall and repairs to the road surface. Work on site 1 expected to be completed at the end of April.
The design process is underway for repairs needed on East Coast Road. Construction work is planned for 2025.
Road status: open
18 December 2024
We're designing repairs needed on Kohekohe Kariotahi Road. Construction is planned for 2025.
Road status: closed, resident access only
10 December 2024
We've finished the design and a physical works tender has been released. We're now looking at tenders. We expect a successful contractor will be picked in January 2025.
20 November 2024
We have advertised a physical works tender to realign the road around the section that was destroyed. This work will also include drainage pipes to redirect water and remove the risk of flooding damaging the new road.
We plan to begin construction in January. This will take 4 months to complete.
9 July 2024
Design and project planning continues.
14 February 2024
The project team has completed geotechnical testing and a hydrology assessment. Their recommendation is to reestablish the road link by building a short road bypass at the slip site. Preparation of the detailed design and resource consent is under way. The project will include stormwater work to prevent storms from causing the same damage in the future.
20 July 2023
- A safety fence to restrict access at the slip location has been installed.
- ‘No access to lighthouse’ signage has been installed.
- The local access gate has been upgraded, for use by residents only.
17 May 2023
On Manukau Heads Road, Awhitu Peninsula, a major slip occurred just a few hundred metres from the Manukau Lighthouse. The slip severed the road connection, and public access to the lighthouse and nearby properties is unavailable. The following aerial photo shows the extent of the slip, which extends approximately 80 metres downwards from the road.
An estimated 90,000 cubic metres of soil moved during the slip.
Initial assessment
The initial assessment indicates that stabilising the slip and restoring the road connection will not be a short process. A robust evaluation of repair options and site investigations are needed to ensure that the correct information informs decision-making before funds are committed to the design and construction of a permanent solution.
With restoration of the road connection being 12 to 18 months away, discussion around whether temporary public access should be restored in the interim is needed. This will also be a lengthy process because it involves land that AT does not own.
The most recent traffic data indicates that during the summer of 2020 (before the slip), about 240 vehicles travelled to the lighthouse per day.
Manukau Lighthouse
Road access to the lighthouse remains closed to the public.
Road status: open
18 December 2024
We're designing repairs needed on Urqhart Road. Construction is planned for 2025.