Ōrākei
Local boards: Ōrākei
- 1. Search your address in the official viewer.
- 2. Compare "operative" vs "proposed" zoning for your parcel.
- 3. Screenshot your property for your own records, attach it when you lodge.
Council maps are the authority. If this guide and the official map disagree, the official map wins.
- Intensification hotspots: Ōrākei, Remuera, Meadowbank, Mission Bay / St Heliers edges. Meadowbank station capped at six storeys in the rewrite.
- Pulled back in July 2026: Meadowbank reduced from a taller catchment to six storeys.
- Hazards: Coastal and cliff hazards; overland flow in valleys.
What is proposed to change here
Ōrākei, Remuera, Meadowbank, Mission Bay / St Heliers edges. Meadowbank station capped at six storeys in the rewrite. Meadowbank reduced from a taller catchment to six storeys.
What is proposed to stay the same
About 85% of the urban area stays on existing Unitary Plan zoning. Most suburban streets in Ōrākei revert to or remain on their current zone.
Hazard overlay impact
Coastal and cliff hazards; overland flow in valleys. High-risk flood, landslide, coastal erosion and inundation areas face downzoning or highly restricted new development. Some hazard rules already have legal effect under RMA s86B(3), check the official explanatory note. Check your own parcel on the official map.
Likely effects to address in a submission
- Infrastructure capacity, wastewater, stormwater, roads, schools.
- Hazard risk to people and property (flood, slip, coastal).
- Walkable access to rapid transit.
- Special character / heritage as a qualifying matter (only with mapped streets).
- Urban design, bulk, dominance, shading.
- Three waters and overland flow paths.
Theoretical capacity is not "buildings that will be built next year". Market, infrastructure funding and consenting still decide what gets built.
Examples for Ōrākei, not copy-paste dogma. Adapt them to your street and what you saw on the official map.
- 01Meadowbank six-storey cap, support or further reduce.
- 02Station catchments at Ōrākei / Remuera boundaries.
- 03Special Character Area maps, name the streets; overland flow in valleys.
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