Bay of Plenty

The Rangitāiki Floodway is a multi-stage project designed to take pressure off the Rangitāiki River in a flood event, by diverting some of its flow, via a Spillway, into near-by farmland between stopbanks (known as the Floodway) and out the Rangitāiki River mouth at Thornton.

Three concrete floodwalls on the Rangitāiki River have been replaced to ensure they continue to help protect the community from flooding in the coming decades.

Following the April 2018 flood, an Independent Review made comprehensive recommendations to improve flood risk management of the Ngongotahā Urban area.

Project Future Proof is a multi-stage project to upgrade flood defences (stopbanks and floodwalls) along the Whakatāne CBD stretches of the Whakatāne River / Ōhinemataroa.

The Kaituna Mole at Maketū provides river management and recreational benefits for the lower Kaituna catchment area.