What is the project
Are you climate ready? Auckland Council, Ngāti Tamaoho and the Papakura Resilience Network are joining forces to help Papakura prepare for a changing climate future. We’d like you to join us!
We are testing new ways of working together, and planning for the future. In 2025, Auckland Council is offering some seed funding to get Papakura started on some of its joint priorities.
Initial discussions have kicked off, but there is still time for you to be part of the conversation.
Why in Papakura
Papakura’s geography makes it sensitive to changes in climate and weather patterns, including flooding and sea level rise. This area is also growing – which means that more people will be affected.
If we join forces and plan ahead, we will have time to prepare for these changes. There are also opportunities to create a better life today - like neighbours helping neighbours, cleaner air, greener spaces, cleaner waterways, and community kai/food gardens.
What is happening already?
Papakura has already begun to prepare for change.
The Papakura Local Board has adopted a shoreline adaptation plan, which sets out a strategy for council-owned land and assets that will be affected by coastal hazards and climate disruption.
The Papakura Resilience Network has developed a Disaster Resilience Plan. It is setting up Community Emergency Hubs and ‘street meets’ so locals can support each other in an emergency.
Sustainable Papakura has been working on community-led projects to nurture and protect Papatūānuku/Mother Earth.
Gallery of the workshops
What you told us in the workshops
Workshop feedback
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Community Resilience Network workshop 25 September 2024MS Word (572.49 KB)The community resilience network are already involved in supporting the community in a wide variety of ways including the creation and ongoing development of community hubs, community gardens, communications networks and more.
They are also incredibly competitive playing Kahoot!
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Takaanini Gurdwara workshop 21 September 2024MS Word (497.71 KB)
- The Gurdwara are concerned about climate change and support for people everyday and in emergencies.
- The group has a very active community hub that can accommodate 5000 in an emergency.
- Many of the group have English as a second language, but that doesn't hold them back, they are into thinking about what they can do to help Papakura become climate ready.
Resources
Workshop Resources
Document Library
Papakura Online
Next steps
The next step is to talk about how Papakura can move from ‘surviving’ to ‘thriving’ in a changing climate/taiao.
Ngāti Tamaoho, Papakura Marae, Takanini Gurdwara Sahib, the Kootuitui Trust, the Papakura Māori Wardens, Blue Light Youth organisation, Redhill Community Centre, the Drury Rugby Club, and our local business associations and others have started the conversation – will you join them?
How to share your thoughts
Papakura locals know this place best. We’d love to hear from you too!
- Are there signs the weather is changing?
- Do you have a special place that you would like to care for in a changing climate future?
- What kind of future do you hope your children and grandchildren will inherit?
- Do you have ideas about how Papakura can get climate ready?
Please share your thoughts, photos and experiences about the places you love in Papakura. You can:
- share your stories in our online and participate in the Discussion forum to discuss ideas with others
- add a mark on the Map and share comment about the places you love
- come along to our community workshops (see our project timeline).
