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Extreme weather events in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland caused damage to roads in 2023.
Over the last 18 months, we’ve made significant progress on repairing storm-damaged roads in the North Urban Auckland area, as shown by the following statistics.
Reported sites and slip repairs as of 31 May 2025
There are:
- 114 sites in total (40 major, 74 minor)
- 2 under construction
- 107 completed sites (94%).
We have completed:
- 35 out of 40 major slips (88%)
- 72 out of 74 minor slips (97%).
There are 2 major slips currently under construction:
- Bush Road, Albany
- Twin Wharf Road, Herald Island.
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 sites in the North Urban area.
Work has also been completed on 67 minor sites, including hydroseeding with grasses to help stabilise the banks.
Our thanks go to everyone in each of these communities for your patience and understanding as we made necessary repairs and restored safe connections.
- Albany Heights Road, Albany Heights
- Beach Road, Torbay
- Brigham Creek, Whenuapai
- Dairy Flat Highway, Dairy Flat (2 sites)
- Duck Creek Road, Stillwater (2 sites)
- East Coast Road, Redvale (2 sites)
- Elmore Road, Lucas Heights (2 sites)
- Gills Road, Albany
- Glenvar Road, Torbay
- Hibiscus Coast Highway, Hatfields Beach (1 of 3 sites)
- Hinemoa Terrace, Birkenhead
- Hobbs Road, Whangaparaoa
- Inkster Street, Birkenhead
- John Brian Drive, Redvale (2 sites)
- Kaipatiki Road, Glenfield
- Lonely Track Road, Albany Heights
- Masterton Road, Rothesay Bay
- Mollyhawk Place, Birkenhead
- Paremoremo Road, Paremoremo (4 large slip sites)
- Rahui Road, Greenhithe
- Raymond Terrace, Birkenhead
- Ridge Road, Lucas Heights (2 sites and resilience work)
- Riverhaven Drive, Wade Heads
- Scott Road, Stillwater
- Sir Peter Blake Parade, Bayswater
- Spur Road, Stillwater
- Tauhinu Road and The Close, Greenhithe
- Tizard Road, Birkenhead
- Twin Wharf Road, Herald Island (2 sites)
- Wade River Road, Wade Heads
We have added a new site on Albany Heights Road.
4 June 2025
We found another slip on Albany Heights Road. We expect work on this slip site to begin within the next few months.
Road status: open, under restrictions
4 June 2025
This month the team are 75% through work on the top wall which will be retaining the new footpath. On the lower part of the site, the team are working on building the foundations for the proposed concrete block wall at toe of slope. They are also doing stormwater works in the lower part of our worksite.
It is important for motorists to note that the free left turn from Bush Road towards Albany Village is closed, with a signposted detour in place.
9 May 2025
Slip repair work commenced in April and will take up to five months to complete. The team are currently working to create a bench to work from (shown in the following image in the left) and are using hydro-vac machinery to excavate carefully around underground services.
Bush Road will remain open, with a reduction in lane width between Albany Expressway and Pinehurst School. The free left turn from Bush Road towards Albany Village will be closed during the work, with a signposted detour in place. A WhatsApp group has been set up for neighbours and we've engaged with surrounding schools and businesses, including Massey University.
21 March 2025
Bush Road was damaged by an under slip during the Auckland Anniversary weekend weather event, January 2023. An extensive construction programme is being prepared to repair the slip. Slip repair work is tentatively scheduled to commence beginning of April and will take up to five months to complete.
Prior to slip repairs, we need to first undertake enabling works which includes tree pruning, survey and hydro-excavation to identify any underground services. This is scheduled to commence starting 24 March 2025 for approximately one week.
During the enabling works, Bush Road will remain open, with a reduction in lane width between Albany Expressway and Pinehurst School. The free left turn from Bush Road towards Albany Village will be closed during the work, with a signposted detour in place.
Road status: open
9 May 2025
Repair work started on 12 February and was completed on 12 April ahead of schedule. AT and our contractor Fulton Hogan wish to thank neighbours and motorists for their patience and support during the work. Work included a 45-metre long retaining wall and drainage facility improvements.
21 March 2025
Work on the retaining wall is expected to be completed by the end of March and the team will then progress to pavement and drainage repairs. This site is expected to be completed during April.
7 March 2025
Work is progressing well and on programme.
13 February 2025
Auckland Transport and Fulton Hogan started work on 12 February 2025 near 1201 East Coast Road, Redvale between John Brian Drive and Okura River Road.
East Coast Road was damaged during the Auckland Anniversary weekend weather event in January 2023. Work includes:
- construction of a 45-metre long retaining wall
- road pavement repairs.
East Coast Road will remain open and will be reduced to one lane of traffic through the work site. We will use a mix of temporary traffic signs (like stop/go signs) and traffic lights, and a lower speed limit. We do this to keep traffic moving and keep people who use the roads and footpaths safe. Traffic controllers will help to manage vehicle access. Please follow all signs, light signals and traffic directions.
The road will be widened on the other side of the wall to allow the installation of a steel barrier to separate traffic past the road works.
Road status: open
21 March 2025
Slip repairs on Elmore Road are now complete and the road reopened. AT and Fulton Hogan would like to thank neighbours and motorists for their patience and support during this work.
7 March 2025
Fast progress led to completion of the retaining wall near property #20 on 25 February 2025 and the road reopening in this location. Traffic lights remain to complete the stormwater works near property #60, with this second work site expected to be completed mid-March.
13 February 2025
Auckland Transport and Fulton Hogan are preparing to start slip repairs and drainage improvements. Because of the narrow road area, Elmore Road will be closed in the work area.
Elmore Road was damaged during the Auckland Anniversary weekend weather event, January 2023. Work to repair the under-slip includes:
- construction of a 40m long Concrete block wall
- drainage improvements including storm water crossing.
The road will be fully closed, with no access through, near property number #20 Elmore Road. Detours will operate either side of the work site. Properties #1 and #20 will access via Paremoremo Road. All other properties will need to access via Ridge Road.
A second work site will be located near property #60 Elmore Road. Access past this site will be managed with traffic lights and traffic management personnel.
Please follow all the detour signs, traffic lights and signal to a traffic controller who will be stationed to assist your safe access during working hours.
This work is expected to take 3 weeks to complete, weather permitting.
Road status: open
9 May 2025
Salvage of rock protection placed on Hatfields Beach as an emergency measure to protect the road is underway. Due to a combination of working within low tide windows and encountering large, embedded rocks that require significantly more effort to extract than anticipated, the completion of works is now expected to extend by approximately one week, aiming for completion date Wednesday 14 May.
Based on coastal assessments it has been considered that the rock can now be removed to allow the beach recover to its natural sandy environment. The rock will be transported and stored for future reuse on nearby stream scour protection works.
These works will require heavy plant and machinery, for your safety and the safety of our team, we ask that you follow all signage and do not enter the cordoned off area.
13 February 2025
Work is now complete on Hibiscus Coast Highway near the intersection with Ocean View Road. Thank you Hatfield’s Beach and passing motorists for your patience!
There will be more work on two sites elsewhere on Hibiscus Coast Highway coming up over the next few months.
5 December 2024
Repair work is going well on this site. All 27 piles were installed by the end of November. The Capping beam will be constructed by mid-December. The steel barriers can be removed when this is done.
The road will be opened to two lanes during the holiday break. Only shoulder closures will be in place. Work will start again from 6 January 2025, with single lane traffic lights operating again.
8 November 2024
We started repair work on 14 October with some minor drainage repairs and a new kerb and channel on the eastern side of the road. The team then switched to the western side of the road, installing steel barriers. The road is operating as a single lane with traffic lights in this location. Over the next 2 months, the team will construct a 53m long reinforced concrete in-ground palisade wall with a capping beam. This will include footpath works.
11 October 2024
From Monday 14 October 2024, we will start repair work. We expect work to take 4 months to complete.
We will reduce Hibiscus Coast Highway to one lane with traffic light stop/go near the intersection with Ocean View Road.
First, we will upgrade drainage on the eastern side of the road. During that time, the single lane restriction will only be in place during work time.
From around 28 October (progress depending), we will install steel barriers. This is to enable works on the western side of the road.
We will then operate stop/go with traffic lights 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the remainder of the work.
Hibiscus Coast Highway was damaged by severe weather in early 2023.
We will also undertake some scheduled repairs on the other (eastern) side of the road at the same time.
Work includes:
- additional drainage, including a new kerb and channel on the eastern side of the road
- trimming trees and relocating services as part of enabling works
- constructing a 53m long reinforced concrete in-ground palisade wall with capping beam
- upgrading the footpath on the western side
- finishing works such as road pavement repairs and other improvements.
4 July 2024
Repairs to the slip near the Ocean View Road intersection will begin soon. A new concrete palisade wall will be built, with footpath improvements also planned. We are waiting for Vector and Chorus to give us plans showing poles and wires in the area.
4 June 2025
The team are:
- getting ready for construction
- arranging a traffic management plan
- confirming design.
We expect to start construction within the next few months.
4 June 2025
The team are:
- getting ready for construction
- arranging a traffic management plan
- confirming design.
We expect to start construction within the next few months.
Road status: open
3 April 2025
Slip repairs on Raymond Terrace are now complete and the road reopened. AT and Fulton Hogan would like to thank neighbours and motorists for their patience and support during this work.
Work started on 11 February 2025 and was completed 26 March 2025. The work included a 22-pole inground timber retaining wall along the southern road boundary, drainage facilities and road pavement and footpath repairs. Raymond Terrace is now open.
7 March 2025
Retaining walls were completed on Tuesday 4 March and the team have started work to replace the footpath and kerb and channel drainage. Road reinstatement will follow. This next phase of work is expected to take approximately 3 weeks, weather permitting.
13 February 2025
Slip repair work on Raymond Terrace began on Tuesday 11 February. The original start date was delayed for demolition of a private property.
Raymond Terrace was damaged during the Auckland Anniversary weekend weather event, January 2023. Work includes the construction of a 22 pole inground timber wall along the southern road boundary. Also included are drainage facilities, and road pavement and footpath repairs. The area at the entrance to Kauri Glen Reserve will also be reinstated.
During construction, Raymond Terrace pedestrian access in/out of Kauri Glen Reserve is to temporarily close. All other pedestrian access points in and out of Kauri Glen Reserve remain open.
5 December 2024
We plan to begin work to repair the slip in Raymond Terrace from 20 January 2025. The road will be closed in the work area because of the narrow road. Resident-only access, including visitors and deliveries, will be needed. This is needed to safely carry out the works. Detours will operate either side of the work site.
Residents will be given an update letter early January before work starts.
Road status: open
4 June 2025
The team are finalising the design of the new staircase after several options have been investigated. Pricing is expected in the coming weeks, with construction expected in the next few months.
8 November 2024
Stages 1 and 2 are now complete on Twin Wharf Road. We built new pavement and did replacement planting in conjunction with a local environmental group during October. Work on the new staircase will begin over the next few months.
16 October 2024
Pavement work is underway. We are constructing the asphalt surface this week. Planting also gets underway this week in collaboration with the local community.
Watch aerial footage taken during September of the Twin Wharf Road work site (opens in a new tab).
27 September 2024
Stages 1 and 2 are finishing soon along Twin Wharf Road on Herald Island. The final road paving reinstatement is scheduled for mid to late October. Following this, work on the new staircase will begin next to the toilets at the wharf. Topsoil will be placed early in October on the upper bank. We will then start planting with guidance from the local environmental group.
4 September 2024
Stage 1 of the slip remediation work started in May 2024 and is nearly finished.
We have:
- built a retaining wall on the embankment side
- stabilised the bank on the seaward side
- reinstated the footpath and carriageway.
Stage 2 of the slip remediation work started with the construction of a retaining wall adjacent to the temporary stairs. Before work continues, we will remove the temporary stairs.
Pedestrians will instead have to use the newly completed footpath along Twin Wharf Road after 2 September.
For Stage 3 we will construct a permanent stairway near the temporary stairs.
21 August 2024
Work continues on the timber retaining wall on the bank side of the road.
1 August 2024
Work on Twin Wharf Road is progressing well. The retaining wall on the seaward side of the road is now complete, and the team have begun work on pole installation on the bank side.
27 June 2024
In April 2024, enabling works started on Twin Wharf Road, Herald Island, where the road and footpath have slumped towards the water. Work here is expected to take several months to complete, as works will be conducted in stages.
Temporary stairs are in place to provide access while soil nails are being installed to stabilise the bank.
January 2024
Final design is being reviewed.
20 July 2023
Preliminary design is being reviewed.
3 May 2023
- We are doing geotechnical testing and drafting initial designs to build a new retaining wall to replace the wall that collapsed.
- We plan to begin construction in early 2024 and expect to be finished by mid-2024, weather permitting.
Road status: open
21 March 2025
Wade River Road opened on Friday 14 March 2025 after being closed since 7 January 2025. Thanks to the community for your patience and support during this work. Repairs to fix a major under-slip on a narrow part of the road involved the relocation of a power ple, drainage improvements, and the construction of a 105 metre-long timber retaining wall. The road had been reduced to one lance since the early 2023 storm events.
7 March 2025
The retaining wall area has been extended to 103m due to ground conditions. However, work is ahead of schedule and is expected to be completed around mid-March.
13 February 2025
Work started on 7 January and consists of:
- a 75-metre-long timber retaining wall
- drainage improvements
- pavement repair.
Because of the narrow road area, Wade River Road is closed in this area. Detours are in place, with expected completion in April 2025.
5 December 2024
Vector are preparing to work on poles and power lines ahead of the road slip repair work. The work is planned to begin on 7 January 2025.
Work to repair the under-slip will include:
- temporary relocation of overhead power cables
- construction of a 75 m long timber retaining wall
- finishing works such as road pavement repairs and drainage improvements.
Because of the narrow road area, Wade River Road will be closed in the work area. A road closure with resident only access (including visitors and deliveries) will be needed between numbers 126 and 115 Wade River Road. This is to safely carry out the works. Detours will operate either side of the work site.
Variable message sign (VMS) boards will be near the work site and residents will be sent an update letter early January before work starts.
1 August 2024
We are currently finalising the design and price for the repairs. We are working with Vector, as they will need to move power lines and power poles before our work can begin.
January 2024
Design is being finalised.
20 July 2023
Design in progress.
25 May 2023
We are undertaking geotechnical testing and initial designs to build a new retaining wall to replace the damaged one. We plan to begin construction in early 2024 and, weather permitting, expect to be finished by mid-2024.
The following slip repairs are also on our list and currently in the design phase. We will share more information about each location under its own section when we have it. For now, other roads where slip repair work is planned include:
- Huka Road, Birkenhead
- Lannigan Street, Birkdale
Please note: All works are subject to change due to factors such as weather, resourcing and delivery of supplies. Information contained here is a guide for general purposes only.