Te Ararata Creek Flood Resilience Project

Making space for water to flow

In response to the severe weather events of 2023, we are speeding up our efforts to:

• reduce flood risks
• improve preparedness.

The Te Ararata Creek Flood Resilience Project is part of the Making Space for Water flood resilience programme. It is proposed to be co-funded with central government.

About the project

The Te Ararata Creek flood resilience project will:

• significantly reduce the risk of flooding to the residential properties and roads around Te Ararata Creek
• increase stormwater capacity and make the network more resilient to future storm events
• improve access to the stormwater network to make it faster and easier to maintain the site
• improve the local area by changing the landscape and naturalising parts of Te Ararata Creek.

How we propose to do this

The proposed work includes:

• installing a debris capture structure upstream of Walmsley Road bridge to reduce blockages
• replacing Walmsley Road bridge to increase water flow
• improving the maintenance platform and accessway at the Mahunga Drive culverts to make maintenance faster and easier.

Area overview

Te Ararata Creek Flood Resilience Project area.

What happens next

The Transport and Infrastructure Committee has endorsed the plan for this project.

We have submitted it to the government for approval and co-funding. We expect a decision on this in the next few months.

To complete physical works and reduce flood risk as quickly as possible, we have requested an Order in Council under the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Act 2023. This request will allow for rapid delivery of projects that will help communities to recover from the severe weather events of early 2023.

The Ministry for the Environment is leading policy work on the Order in Council proposal.

Read more on the Ministry for Environment website.

More information

Email bluegreen@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for more information about this project.