He aha ngā korikoringa puta noa i Tāmaki Makaurau
What’s happening across Auckland
Our teams are out across Tāmaki Makaurau delivering Watercare’s $15.2 billion, 10-year infrastructure programme, building resilience, boosting capacity and supporting our growing city. To give you an idea, here’s a snapshot of five projects.
Waiwera water and wastewater upgrades
To help protect the Waiwera Estuary, work continues on the Waiwera water and wastewater project, which will end treated wastewater discharges and provide more reliable services.
Recent milestones include successful testing of the new wastewater pump station and connection of the new watermain to the Waiwera Hill reservoir.
Crews are also making progress installing the new wastewater pipeline to the Hatfields Beach pump station, with several new manholes now in place along the route.
We’re also extending works to include renewal of the pipeline connected to the pump station. The next stage is expected to start before Christmas.
Herne Bay Collector project
Once complete, the Herne Bay Collector project will reduce the frequency and volume of wet weather overflows entering the Waitematā Harbour, helping improve water quality and deliver long term environmental benefits for central Auckland communities.
Crews are making steady progress on the underground control chamber beneath Point Erin Park and preparing sites for the arrival of Domenica, the micro-tunnel boring machine used on the Central Interceptor project.
Domenica will excavate and install the 1.7km-long Herne Bay Connector tunnel, connecting wastewater and stormwater to the Central Interceptor.
Whenuapai and Redhills wastewater project
The Whenuapai and Redhills wastewater project is helping prepare northwest Auckland for future growth.
The Redhills section is now complete, delivering new wastewater pipelines.
This project will connect into the Northern Interceptor, directing wastewater to the Rosedale wastewater treatment plant.
Planning is now focused on the Whenuapai sections, with detailed design and construction planning underway.
Construction is expected to begin in 2027.
Residents, businesses and landowners will be kept informed as the project progresses.
Ōtara wastewater upgrades
To support growth and reduce wet weather overflows to the environment, we’re investing $95 million in upgrading Ōtara’s wastewater network.
The project includes building a new pump station on Hannah Road and installing seven underground storage tanks at the existing Ōtara pump station in Billington Reserve.
Once complete, the two pump stations will be connected by a new wastewater pipeline that will take wastewater flows from the new Sandbrook pump station in Hannah Road to the underground storage at Billington Reserve.
Construction is expected to finish in late 2028.
Dunkirk Road wastewater upgrades - stage two
The connection of the Tangaroa Street pump station to the Eastern Interceptor will enable the pump station to operate at full capacity, supporting future growth while reducing wet weather overflows and helping improve the health of local waterways.
We’ve completed the first five sections of the 1.3km wastewater pipe and early excavation works are now underway on Tripoli Road. Construction on this stage is expected to be complete mid-November before we move onto Torino Road.
The new connection remains on track to be commissioned by late next year.
