Clover Drive, Rānui flood resilience project

This project is part of the Making Space for Water programme and is co-funded with central government.

Clover Drive and Camphora Place in Rānui were badly flooded in 2023. Many residents were evacuated and rescued from the area.

About the project

The project will:

• reduce flooding risk for homes and roads
• improve stormwater flow and make the network more resilient
• enhance the area by changing the landscape
• widen streams around the area.

How will we do this

We will:

• develop and upgrade bridges to increase water flow
• install structures to catch debris and prevent blockages
• create greenways and widen streams to direct flood waters away from homes
• increase the capacity of culverts.

We will also work with the community to make sure:

• we use local knowledge to help design the project
• the developments benefit the community.

What happens next

We now have funding approval from the central government to:

• proceed with the project design
• apply for resource consents.

We are now working on designs for the project and will look to buy out additional properties if required.

This process will take around six to 12 months and will involve engagement with affected stakeholders.

We expect to start construction in late 2026 and to complete the project in one to two years.

More information

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