12 April 2025
Official information request 8140015472
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
Josephine Lindsay
By email:
[FYI request #30477 email]
Dear Josephine
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Re: Auckland storm events 2023 - flood aerials
I refer to your request for information, which we received on 20 March 2025, about Auckland
storm events 2023 flood aerial.
The specific details of your request and our response is below.
1. Did Auckland Council capture any aerial photography for flood events in 2023? If so,
could you provide the dates and a general geographic overview of the areas covered?
Auckland Council did not capture aerial photography during or following the 2023
severe weather events.
All
existing
aerial
imagery
by
Auckland
Council
can
be
viewed
here:
https://maps.aklc.govt.nz/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=434ba9890f3c4139b020e
b07a2adf5e9
2. Has Auckland Council obtained aerial photography in 2024 or 2025 as part of the
Property Categorisation and Resolution policy for storm-affected areas? If yes, can you
share the dates and locations?
Auckland Council did not undertake aerial photography as part of the property categorisation
and resolution of storm affected areas process. Therefore, in accordance with section 17(e)
of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, the information you have
requested cannot be provided to you on the basis that it does not exist or despite reasonable
efforts to locate it cannot be found.
3. Are there any current plans to make these aerials publicly available, such as through
Geomaps or another platform?
The information you have requested cannot be provided to you on the basis that it does not
exist or despite reasonable efforts to locate it cannot be found.
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 |
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
Ph 09 301 0101
4. Could you provide any internal correspondence from the financial years 2022/23,
2023/24, or 2024/25 that discusses making flood aerial datasets publicly available?
The information you have requested cannot be provided to you on the basis that it does not
exist or despite reasonable efforts to locate it cannot be found.
The decision by Auckland Council to release the information contained in this response was
made by
Craig Mcilroy, General Manager Healthy Waters and Flood Resilience.
You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman if you believe we have not responded
appropriately to your request. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any further queries, please contact me on 09 301 0101 quoting official information
request number 8140015472.
Kind regards,
Fernanda Maciel
Privacy and Official Information Business Partner
Customer Experience and Digital Services
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 |
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
Ph 09 301 0101
