Shoreline Adaptation Plans – Waiheke Island, Aotea Great Barrier and Hauraki Gulf Islands

Help us plan for the future of our shoreline

We are preparing shoreline adaptation plans (SAPs) across the region.

The plans will be prepared in partnership with:

• local communities
• mana whenua.

The plans will:

• look at how we can adapt Auckland Council-owned land and assets to respond to coastal hazards and climate change over the next 100 years
• promote the preservation and restoration of the coastal environment for future generations.

What we want your feedback on

We want to know:

• how you use the coastlines around Waiheke Island and/or the Aotea Great Barrier and the Hauraki Gulf Islands.
• what you value about the coastlines around Waiheke Island and/or the Aotea Great Barrier and the Hauraki Gulf Islands.
• what you think of the proposed draft coastal adaptation strategies for the Waiheke Island coastline and/or the Aotea Great Barrier and the Hauraki Gulf Islands coastlines.

This will help us to:

• identify areas of importance to the community
• understand community values and connections to the coast
• make suitable plans to help manage the changing shorelines.

Read the Draft Adaptation Strategies for Waiheke Island - Shoreline Adaptation Plan [2.36MB PDF].

Read the Draft Adaptation Strategies for Aotea Great Barrier and Hauraki Gulf Islands - Shoreline Adaptation Plan [6.81MB PDF]

Waiheke Island

Map of Auckland Council-owned land on Waiheke Island.

Aotea Great Barrier and Hauraki Gulf Islands

This SAP covers Aotea Great Barrier Island and Hauraki Gulf Islands.

As well as Aotea Great Barrier Island, it includes the hundreds of islands in the Hauraki Gulf, including but not limited to:

• Kawau Island
• Rakino Island
• Motukorea (Browns island)

Map showing the Auckland Council-owned land on Aotea Great Barrier and Hauraki Gulf Islands.

You can have your say on these draft adaptation strategies from 7 August to 1 October 2024.

How you can have your say

Fill in the online feedback forms from Wednesday 7 August and tell us what you value about these areas.

• Draft Waiheke Island Shoreline Adaptation Plan feedback form
• Draft Aotea Great Barrier and Hauraki Gulf Islands Shoreline Adaptation Plan feedback form

You can also:

• attend one of our in-person events
• leave a comment on our interactive map
• email your completed feedback forms to shorelineadaptationplans@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, or
• print the feedback forms, fill them in and post to:

Shoreline Adaptation Plans
Freepost number 232621
Private Bag 92300
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142.

What happens next

• review all feedback and include it in the Shoreline Adaptation Plan report.
• send the finalised Waiheke Island report to the Waiheke local board for endorsement.
• send the finalised Aotea Great Barrier and the Hauraki Gulf Islands report to the following local boards for endorsement:
  • Aotea Great Barrier
  • Waiheke
  • Hibiscus and Bays
  • Rodney
  • Franklin

Find out more about the Shoreline Adaptation Programme

Read more about the Shoreline Adaptation Programme.