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Forest Hill Road, Oratia

16 February 2026

Works will begin in late March 2026, to repair a slip on Forest Hill Road, Oratia.

There will be a full road closure in place between 298 and 310 Forest Hill Road. Residents who live within the closed area will be advised by our contractor about access to their property.

Work is expected to take until the end of June 2026.

School buses will be affected by this closure. Ministry of Education bus changes will be notified through the school office.

The AT 056 Bus for Avondale College

Huia Road – various sites

3 March 2026

There are 4 slip sites along Huia Road currently in construction.

The sites are:

• 634 Huia Road, Parau on 16 February 2026
• Huia Road 100m past Kaitarakihi Road started mid-February 2026.
• 370 Huia Road started in November 2025
• 1103 Huia Road started in October 2025.

We are working to maintain one-lane access at each of these sites for traffic.

Kay Road, Waitākere

19 December 2025

Road status: closed, residents access from Waitākere Road end.

Work began on this slip repair on 25 August 2025.

The slip repair is complete. The road will remain closed into the first 2 months of 2026 while Watercare replace the watermain at that end of Kay Road. 

Mountain Road

19 December 2025

We have completed 12 major repairs on Mountain Road. There are some maintenance works underway on vegetation and cleaning. We expect to open the road by 21 December 2025.

We have also been investigating the drainage system along this section of Mountain Road. A large amount of existing drainage was due for an upgrade. We’ve made great progress upgrading it. Much of the existing infrastructure was due for renewal. In 2026 there are a few more items to be addressed, but these will be done without full road closure.

Ngaio Road, Waima

19 December 2025

This repair is nearly complete and the road is open. In 2026 the team will be back to complete some finishing work on the bank below the retaining wall. This will be completed without full road closure.

Pōhutukawa Glade, Karekare

19 December 2025

The work on restoring Pōhutukawa Glade, Karekare will continue in January after the holiday period. There is a small amount of material to transport by truck to Waitipu Park. This will be done under traffic management, but without full road closure.

We look forward to restoring this park for public recreation.

10 September 2025

On 27 February 2025 the Wāitakere Ranges Local Board approved, in principle, moving slip material from Pōhutukawa Glade in Karekare to Waitipu Park near Te Henga.

Waitipu Park was once a quarry. It is now closed to the public, but the plans are underway to restore this as a park. This location offers an opportunity to keep the slip material within the area.

For more information read the:

• local board report (opens in a new tab)
• minutes (opens in a new tab).

The Waitākere Ranges are infected with Kauri Dieback disease, which kills kauri trees. Because there are kauri in the area, we must shift the material to a location approved by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). We have worked with Auckland Council and MPI to get the necessary approvals and consents.

We expect that most of the slip material will be removed. However, we will keep around 500 cubic metres in the glade and reshape it into a flat, useable public space. We will cover the leftover material with clay and topsoil so the area will be suitable for picnics or play. At Waitipu Park the relocated material to be shaped in the hillside, clay-capped, topsoiled and replanted. The plants will be natives sourced from a local nursery.

Fulton Hogan will start moving material from Pōhutukawa Glade in October 2025. During the removal of material, Karekare Road will be closed to all other traffic for safety reasons. Before we reopen Karekare Road, further road surface repairs will take place. We expect this work will take until November 2025.

Background

Following the early 2023 storm events, contractors removed tonnes of slip material from Auckland’s roads. Karekare was particularly hard-hit, with dozens of slips on the only 2 roads to the area. In Karekare, around 2,275 cubic metres of slip material retrieved from the 2 key roads into and out of Karekare was temporarily kept at Pōhutukawa Glade.

A long-term solution for the removal and deposit of the material elsewhere has been explored with:

• the Waitākere Ranges Local Board
• iwi
• Auckland Council (Regional Parks, Local Parks and Environmental Services)
• some representatives from within the Karekare community.

The desired outcome was to keep the material within the rohe (iwi boundary). We will achieve this by using Waitipu Park.

The solution needs to be able to accommodate kauri dieback disease (Phytophthora agathidicida). The disease is present throughout much of the Waitakere Ranges. Each of the major slips along Lone Kauri Road and Karekare Road occurred in areas known to contain kauri trees. Therefore, we assume the disease is present in the stockpile.

Multiple local disposal areas have been considered over the last 18 months.

Red Hills Road, Massey

10 February 2026

Work began in the week starting 10 November 2025 to repair the slip near 85 Red Hills Road, Massey.

We are using a mix of temporary traffic signs (like stop/go signs) and traffic lights, and a lower speed limit. Works are expected to be completed in March, weather dependent.

Tanekaha Road, Titirangi

10 February 2026

Work will start on the slip repair outside 28 Tanekaha Road on Tuesday 3 March 2026.

We need to build 3 retaining walls to repair the slip at this location.

Powerline and enablement works from 3 March to 10 March 2026

Vector will be working to put the powerlines underground at this location on Tuesday 3 March and Tuesday 10 March. On the days between these powerline works, our contractor will be preparing the slip site and trimming vegetation. The road will be open with stop/go during this phase.

Wall 1 – from 11 March 2026 for about 10 weeks

The first retaining wall will be built by building 39 piles steel and concrete 16m deep along the road edge. The wall will be capped with a concrete beam, that will double as a footpath at this location.

Due to the narrow width of the road, and the size of the machinery, this work can only be completed under full road closure.

Timetable for road closure

Once we’ve done all work that requires a road closure, we will revert to the temporary traffic lights and have one lane open most of the time. We will update the community when changes occur.

We expect the works to take 4 to 6 months to complete.

If you live in this area and would like to be added to an email list for updates, email us at atengagement@at.govt.nz.

Tasman View Road, Bethells Beach / Te Henga

6 November 2025

There are 2 underslips on Tasman View Road in Te Henga. We expect to start the physical repairs on 17 November 2025. It will take about 3 months.

During the workday, a full road closure will be in place. No vehicles will have access through. Residents will have secure parking off Bethells Road and will be able to be dropped off to their homes on an ATV (all-terrain vehicle).

If you live in this area and would like to be included in email updates, email atengagement@at.govt.nz.

Victory Road, Laingholm

3 March 2026

There are 2 slips that will be repaired on Victory Road, Laingholm. We are planning to start work on the repairs on 16 March 2026.

The work will take place between 143 and 159 Victory Road and will take approximately 4 months to complete.

There will be a full road closure in place from Warner Park Avenue to Kauri Point Road.

The closure will be in place from Mondays at 6:30am through to Friday 6:30pm. Over the weekend, and on any public holidays, there will be one lane access under a traffic light system.

Due to the closure the 171 and the school buses will not be able to complete a loop in Laingholm. Please see the bus route maps for the period of the closure.

171 route

School buses 074 and 076 morning detours

School buses 074 and 076 afternoon detour

School bus 075 afternoon detour

Waitākere Road Bridge – underpass closed

3 March 2026

The underpass is closed at the bridge at the intersection of Waitākere Road and Bethells Road.

We have installed extra crossing signs and hit sticks on the approach to Bethells Road from Waitākere Road (township end) to improve visibility and safety.

On 1 April 2023, the speed limit was lowered to 60km per hour near the intersection (between 190m north of Bethells Road and 220m south of Township Road).

Repair works to rebuild the underpass and walkway under the bridge near the intersection of Bethells Road and Waitakere Road started in January 2026.

We have also included some works to protect the walkway from scouring in future weather events.

We expect the walkway to be open on 6 March 2026, weather dependent.

Waitakere Road Bridge - underpass almost completed.

Wood Bay Road, Titirangi

We are in the final stages of planning for the slip repairs outside 35 Wood Bay Road, Titirangi. 

We are working with service providers to relocate services before we can start works, especially the overhead powerlines. Once we have a start date for the slip repair we will update the community.

Woodlands Park Road, Waima

3 March 2026

The slip is near 150 Woodlands Park Road, above the stream bed.

The slip repair is complete and the road is reopened to two-way traffic. We have some drainage works to complete and guardrails to install in the next few weeks.

Woodlands Park Road opens to two-way traffic 25 February 2026.