Community Flood Resilience

About our Community Flood Resilience initiative

One of the most effective ways to strengthen Auckland’s flood resilience is to work with our communities.

Our Community Flood Resilience initiative is a part of the Making Space for Water programme. It supports communities to:

• understand flood risks
• improve safety
• reduce property damage.

We work with organisations and local groups with strong community connections and local knowledge to strengthen long-term resilience against flooding.

Community Flood Resilience pilot programme

We ran a pilot programme to explore and improve community-led ways to be flood resilient. The programme was from September 2023 to December 2024. During the programme we:

• partnered with 11 organisations to boost community leadership
• engaged with 1424 volunteers in resilience activities, such as clearing blocked streams
• held 72 community events to raise flood awareness and improve stormwater management
• planted 2512 native plants in key areas to absorb water and reduce erosion.

For more information, check Community Flood Resilience Highlights:

Our mana whenua partner

Te Kawerau ā Maki is our mana whenua partner in West Auckland. They will help guide local community-led resilience efforts based on tikanga Māori values.

Our community partners

Our partners help communities become safer and more resilient by:

• holding workshops and events to improve flood knowledge
• spreading awareness on the importance of stormwater catchment areas
• expanding stream restoration efforts
• supporting stormwater management.

Community partner locations

Our community partners work in different Auckland areas.