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Extreme weather events in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland caused damage to roads in 2023.
Over the last 2 years, 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 30 June 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.
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
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.