Whau
Local boards: Whau
- 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: New Lynn metropolitan centre; Great North Rd corridor inside 10 km; Avondale / Blockhouse Bay.
- Pulled back in July 2026: Blockhouse Bay local-centre extra reported as removed.
- Hazards: Whau River flooding is a real evidence base.
What is proposed to change here
New Lynn metropolitan centre; Great North Rd corridor inside 10 km; Avondale / Blockhouse Bay. Blockhouse Bay local-centre extra reported as removed.
What is proposed to stay the same
About 85% of the urban area stays on existing Unitary Plan zoning. Most suburban streets in Whau revert to or remain on their current zone.
Hazard overlay impact
Whau River flooding is a real evidence base. 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 Whau, not copy-paste dogma. Adapt them to your street and what you saw on the official map.
- 01New Lynn height and flood interface.
- 02Great North Rd corridor depth.
- 03Keep the local-centre pull-back at Blockhouse Bay if that is your position.
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