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 Harania Creek Flood Resilience Project is part of the
Making Space for Water flood resilience programme, co-funded with central government.
About the project
The Harania Creek flood resilience project will:
- significantly reduce the risk of flooding to the residential properties and roads around Harania 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 downstream environment of Harania Creek by allowing a more natural and frequent flow of water to occur.
How we want to do this
The proposed project work includes:
- removing
embankments at Tennessee Avenue and Blake Road to increase the water flow of Harania Creek
- constructing replacement wastewater pipes and pipe bridges
- building a footbridge over the stream at Tennessee Avenue
- planting and repairing the area around the open stream.
Area overview
Harania Creek Flood Resilience Project area.
Next steps
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.
Following public feedback, this request was approved and came into effect on 25 October 2024. It will expire on 31 March 2028, but we expect to complete works before then.
Read more on the
Ministry for Environment website.
More information
Email
bluegreen@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for more information about this project.
