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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 April 2025
There are:
- 30 sites in total (21 major, 9 minor)
- 2 under construction
- 23 completed sites (77%).
We have completed:
- 18 out of 21 major slip repairs (86%)
- 5 out of 9 minor slip repairs (56%).
There are 2 major sites under construction.
- Kemp Road, Awhitu (site 2)
- Urquhart Road, Karaka.
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.
Completed slip repair sites
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
- Kemp Road, Awhitu (site 1 of 2)
- Kingseat Road, Patamahoe
- Kohekohe-Karioitahi Road, Karioitahi
- 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.
Ararimu Road, Ararimu
Road status: open
9 May 2025
We expect to start construction at the end of May near 1128 Ararimu Road, and finish by the end of July.
Cemetery Road, Waiuku
Road status: open
9 May 2025
We expect to start construction near 33 Cemetery Road in June, subject to the weather. It will take about 6 weeks to complete.
East Coast Road, Whakatiwai
Road status: open, single lane
The design process is underway for repairs needed on East Coast Road. Construction work is planned for 2025.
Kemp Road, Awhitu
Road status: open, single lane operating
9 May 2025
Work on Kemp Road site 2 got underway in late March and is expected to finish in early May.
3 April 2025
Work on Kemp Road site 1 started in February 2025 and ended ahead of schedule in March 2025. There are multiple sites along Kemp Road needing repair. Site 1 included a timber retaining wall and repairs to the road surface. Work on site 2 is now underway. We expect to complete it in April. The work on site 2 involves the installation of a soil nail retaining wall and drainage improvements.
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.
Kohekohe-Karioitahi Road, Waiuku
Road status: open
3 April 2025
Work started and ended during March 2025. AT and its contractors would like to thank the community for their support. Repairs included a new timber retaining wall to support existing rock gabions, with additional rock backfill and bunding. New line-marking and hitsticks were added after this photograph was taken.
Manukau Heads Road, Awhitu Peninsula
Road status: closed, open to residents only
9 May 2025
Work to repair a major road slip a few hundred metres from the Manukau Lighthouse is underway following a dawn blessing on 31 March 2025. The 80m slip occurred during the early 2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend storm. Repairs involve a new road and stormwater improvements. We expect work to take 4 months. We also expect to close the road during the work. To date, we have:
- built the erosion and sediment controls
- stripped and stored the topsoil for the earthworks area for later rehabilitation after construction
- installed the first (750mm) of the 2 new stormwater pipes to divert the water away from the slip
- started the cut to fill excavation to build the road embankment
- begun the trimming of the head of the slip to stabilise the top and ready it for hydroseeding.
10 April 2025
A dawn blessing was held on 31 March 2025 prior to the start of works, which includes building a new road and installing stormwater pipes.
27 March 2025
Manukau Heads slip repair works will start from 31 March 2025. We expect repairs to take about 4 months.
Work hours will be 7am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday.
Traffic management
The current road closure, with resident access only and detours, will stay in place for the whole project. We will announce further temporary traffic management measures if needed. This may include:
- lane closures
- stop/go controls
- speed restrictions.
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.
Urquhart Road, Karaka
Road status: closed, open to residents only
9 May 2025
Work started on 7 April 2025. We expect to finish in early May. Work has included installing new drainage across the road and building a mechanically stabilised earth (MSE) wall to mitigate the slip. New rock armour on the face of the MSE wall will protect the road from further erosion.
18 December 2024
We're designing repairs needed on Urquhart Road. Construction is planned for 2025.