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Extreme weather events in 2023 caused damage to roads throughout Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. On this page, you can stay up to date on the progress of repair works in your area.
West Auckland road updates
Not all sites are listed on this page, as some have already been repaired. Design work on others is still ongoing, and other roads will be added as we work through the programme. Works may be completed on some roads without being added to this page, depending on the scale of the work and the number of residents affected.
We ask for patience as we work to repair more than 2,000 sites across Auckland.
To report new issues, contact us.
Huia Road – various sites
19 December 2025
There are multiple slip sites along Huia Road. We are looking for ways to keep one lane open on all sites while work is in progress. We will update the community before works start on any of these sites.
In the coming months we expect to start work:
- at 634 Huia Road in early 2026
- on Huia Road 100m past Kaitarakihi Road in early 2026
- at 1103 Huia Road started on 6 October 2025.
Each of these sites on Huia Road will start as soon as all the paperwork is completed and the traffic management plans are approved.
Work started on at 370 Huia Road in November 2025.
We are working to maintain one-lane access at each of these sites for traffic.
Karekare Road and Lone Kauri Road
19 December 2025
The slip repairs are completed on Lone Kauri Road and Karekare Road in Karekare Valley. The final repair on Karekare Road was completed in December 2025. There is some planting that needs to be done at this site about 400m from Piha Road intersection. This will be done in the planting season of 2026.
There is a small amount of stored slip material Pōhutukawa Glade that will be moved to Waitipu Park in early 2026. Traffic management will be in place to manage the safe movement of trucks when this occurs. Traffic will be held or diverted via Lone Kauri Road to allow the trucks up and down Karekare Road. No full closure will be in place, as there is only a small amount left to move. Pōhutukawa Glade is being reshaped into a park for public recreation.
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.
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.
Opanuku Road, Henderson Valley
Works will start on 2 slips near 45 and 96 Opanuku Road on 10 November 2025. We are aligning works with Vector who need to shift the overhead power lines.
During the day the road will be fully closed. There will be a scheduled timetable for access. There will be no pedestrian access, due to the width of the road, we are not able to provide safe passage next to the machinery.
Work will take place Monday to Friday, we expect the works to take 10 weeks, with a break over summer between 20 December 2025 and 4 January 2026.
| Time / purpose | Traffic status |
| 5:30pm to 8:30am (Overnight) | Road will be open under a traffic light system. |
| 8:30am to 12pm | Road will be closed for works. |
| 12pm to 12:30pm | Road will be open under a stop/go. |
| 12:30pm to 3:45pm | Road will be closed for works. |
| 3:45pm to 4:15pm | Road will be open under a stop/go. |
| 4:15pm to 5:30pm | Road will be closed for works. |
| Emergency services access | The road will be able to be opened for emergency services access; the Traffic Controller will be notified to ask the team to move the machinery as quickly as possible off the road in advance. |
| Weekends and Holidays | The road will be open under a traffic light system for weekends, holidays or any day that work is not underway. |
Piha Road
6 November 2025
After further monitoring of this location, we are lengthening the original retaining wall. We are also making some more changes to the storm water infrastructure. This work will take place from October to December 2025, with a one-lane closure in place.
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.
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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.
Rayner Road, Piha
31 July 2024
47 to 49 Rayner Road, Piha
Flexi-posts have been installed to keep vehicles away from the slip side of the road. The weight restriction is lifted. Our contractor is continuing to monitor this section of the road.
Red Hills Road, Massey
6 November 2025
Work will begin in the week starting 10 November 2025to repair the slip near 85 Red Hills Road, Massey.
We will use a mix of temporary traffic signs (like stop/go signs) and traffic lights, and a lower speed limit.Works are expected to take 16 weeks, weather dependent.
Scenic Drive, Waiatarua (elevation site)
19 December 2025
We have installed a series of fan drains under the road to help manage the water levels in the soil. We have completed swale and culvert (drainage ditches) works, and pavement repairs on the road.
The road will be open from 19 December 2025. In January 2026 some works will continue on either side of the road, but this should not impact traffic.
Tanekaha Road, Titirangi
19 December 2025
The slip caused by Cyclone Gabrielle on Tanekaha Road is a complex one. Our team is making good progress on the design. There have been some challenges including:
- buildings close to the slip area
- challenging terrain near the slip repair, and difficulty getting machinery for the works
- how narrow the only access road to Tanekaha Road, Miha Road, and The Parade is
- how we may have to be shift powerlines and other utilities before repairing the slip.
In early October we drilled more boreholes in the slip location. This was for geotechnical studies to reverify the geological strata (layers of rock), as a part of the design checking process. We have adjusted the design of the retaining walls to include deeper piles based on the outcome of this testing.
Due to the depth of the damage and the narrowness of the road it will be difficult to keep the road open during the work. We have to use larger machines to drill the holes to install the piles. We expect there will be periods of full closure, with open times for residents to drive through. We will be in touch with residents to share the details of this work.
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 and will take approximately 8 weeks.
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).
Waitākere Road, Waitākere
2 October 2025
We have been working on slip repairs near the culvert under the road. There has been a lane closure in place.
Over the break from 20 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, both lanes will be open to traffic.
In the new year, the team will be back to do minor land shaping on the inlet side, and drainage installation on the outlet side. This work should be completed in January, weather dependent.
Waitākere Road Bridge – underpass closed
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).
We will be starting the repair works to rebuild the underpass and walkway under the bridge near the intersection of Bethells Road and Waitakere Road in January 2026.
The programme will take up to 6 weeks, weather dependent. We will update you as we get closer to the end. Although the team will be working as fast as they can, it is important the project is constructed with safety in mind, before it is open to public use.
Woodlands Park Road, Waima
6 November 2025
The slip is near 150 Woodlands Park Road, above the stream bed.
This work started in September has been programmed in the spring and summer to the location of the works in the stream bed. We expect it to take 6 months. The road will remain open, one-lane.