This data shows tsunami evacuation zones. There are two zones:Red shore and marine threat zone: Covers the beach and adjacent low-lying areas most likely to be affected by a tsunami. Avoidance of this area is advised following any tsunami alert for the Auckland region until it is declared safe.Yellow land threat zone: Covers the area that would need to be...

The Auckland region has a high exposure to coastal hazards including coastal instability and erosion. These hazards can present a safety risk, adversely affect property and infrastructure, and damage or destroy cultural and environmental sites. A programme of research has been undertaken to identify, at a regional level, the Area Susceptible to Coastal...

Areas adjacent to the 100yr ARI floodplain that are within 0.5m of the predicted 100yr ARI flood level. These mapped areas are to ensure the appropriate planning rules are considered for properties developing adjacent to the floodplain Created by the Stormwater Hydraulic Modelling Team Last Update 23 May 2013Disclaimer: In using the Catchments and...

Flood prone areas (FPA) are potential ponding areas that have no natural outlet and may flood frequently.FPA are topographical depressions. The areas occur naturally or are created by dammed gullies created by man-made features such as roads and railway embankments. The flood prone extent is the area water will pond up to in a 1% AEP extreme rainfall...

Predicted natural flow path of water over the ground when the stormwater network is overloaded. This layer is a dissolved version of the OverlandFlowPaths layer where each segment is classified by its upstream catchment area, which will fall into one of the following ranges:2000-4000 m24000 m2 to 1 Ha1–3 Ha3–100 Ha>100 HaThe layer is an update of an...

Auckland Council maintains a growth scenario to inform investment decision-making across the region. The Auckland Growth Scenario provides household, employment and population projections over a 30-year period. It is based on regional level population information commissioned from Stats NZ and is primarily intended to provide a numerical distribution of...