As our focus on confirmation of categorisations comes to a close, our work shifts to supporting property owners to understand what property and/or community interventions are needed to help prevent a risk to life at their property. Council will be in direct contact with property owners with a 2C or 2P classification, if you have any questions regarding your classified property please contact recovery@gdc.govt.nz.
Community interventions will be completed by Council and funded by the government's flood mitigation fund announced last year. To receive this funding, Council must apply in stages on a project-by-project basis.
Properties with this classification are eligible for funding to support mitigations. Government's provided $15m in funding to assist eligible property owners to complete this work. Council's in contact with all property owners who have received this categorisation. If you've received this categorisation and have questions, or this you should or shouldn't have received this categorisation please email recovery@gdc.govt.nz.
Properties with this classification are eligible for funding to support mitigations. Properties categorised as 2P with a recommendation of elevating the property will need to be lifted to at least 500mm higher than Cyclone Gabrielle flood lines. The government has provided $15m in funding to assist eligible property owners to complete this work. If you have received this categorisation and have questions, or this you should or shouldn't have received this categorisation please contact recovery@gdc.govt.nz
For more information see the Category 2P funding page
Property owners with a residential dwelling on a property that's been categorised as category 2P and the dwelling was impacted in the North Island Severe Weather Events, are eligible for funding. There's 2 funding streams available and eligibility for funding streams is dependent on the mitigation recommended for your property.
Apply to Council to receive a funding agreement between the property owner and Council. This funding agreement will allow the property owner to receive grant payments paid directly to the property owner in instalments, to contribute towards mitigations. These payments can be via invoices during works or retrospective of works. The property owner manages the mitigation works themselves.
All Category 2P property owners are eligible to access grant system funding.
Funding is provided by Te Aitanga a Māhaki with mitigations completed through its nominated entity Toitū Tairāwhiti Builtsmart Limited. The property owner's not responsible for managing mitigations.
Only Category 2P property owners with a recommended mitigation of elevation/lifting are eligible for this pathway.
For more information on funding and how to apply, visit the Funding for Category 2P webpage.
The map shows the land categories -the number of affected properties currently identified in our region as at 1 August:
July 24 - Buyouts of Category 3 homes are 50% complete. New 2P mitigation policy accepted by Council. Funding now available for mitigations on all 2P categorised properties.
July 24 - Buyouts of Category 3 homes are 50% complete. New 2P mitigation policy accepted by Council. Funding now available for mitigations on all 2P categorised properties.
May 24 - assessment of properties completed. No more properties remain in 2A. Categorisations may change as new information is received. Council continues to settle on category 3 properties.
April 24 - applications for funding opened. The fund offered financial support to Category 2P property owners to lift or relocate the dwelling on their property.
March 24 - assessment of category 2A properties nearly completed. The majority of property owners remaining in the FOSAL framework should have received a letter confirming the provisional classification of their property. Providing property owners haven’t objected to the provisional classification, they will receive a confirmation letter to confirm their categorisation. The first category 3 house was purchased by Council
December 23 - good progress made on assessments, 253 properties removed from the FOSAL framework with others receiving a provisional 2P or 2C categorisation. Those property owners received a letter by January. Assessments of the 36 2A properties is a priority.
November 23 - continue to assess Category 2 properties. Letter sent to property owners once provisional categories refined - this meant either moving to 2P or 2C or Category 3, or if the property was removed from the FOSAL framework.
October 23 - following property assessments, over 1000 category 2A properties were removed from the FOSAL framework. A second letter sent to all category 2 property owners, to advise that they had either been removed or remained in category 2A.
June 23 - approx 1880 preliminary initial assessment letters sent to category 2 and 3 property owners.
Category 3 is the highest risk government classification.
A high risk property is not safe to live in because of the unacceptable risk of future flooding or landslide and threat to life. Homes in these areas should not be rebuilt on their current sites.
Managed Risk – Community or property-level interventions will manage future severe weather event risk. This could include the raising of nearby stop banks, improving drainage or raising the property. Category 2 is split into 2P and 2C.
Property owners with a residential dwelling on a property categorised as 2P are eligible for funding. There are 2 funding streams available.
We acknowledge the uncertainty around what's happening with your property and your community may be challenging.
If you our your whānau or someone you know needs help, please reach out to any of the support services available.
There's a range of support available for those affected by the aftermath of the extreme weather events. This includes community and provider support funds, plus a food fund for community providers to refill their stocks and support demand from flood-affected households. You can find a list of social support on Ministry of Social Development page.
The Temporary Accommodation Service continues to connect households in need with accessible accommodation while their home is repaired or rebuilt. Find out more details on Temporary Accommodation Services page.
Insurance companies are available to support their customers to progress their insurance claims.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has also launched the New Zealand Claims Resolution Service to advise and support homeowners to resolve residential insurance issues. This can include legal, engineering and wellbeing support. For more information, visit Claims Resolution Service page.
Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:
| Phone | 0800 653 800 (24 hours) |
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| service@gdc.govt.nz | |
| Website | www.gdc.govt.nz |
| In writing | 15 Fitzherbert Street |
