Bay of Plenty

Stage Two construction began in February 2025 and covers the area from the Whakatāne iSite through to the end of Quay Street. Due to the size and scale of Stage Two, work will progress in several stages.

Stage One of the Ford Road Pump Station was completed in 2024 and involved upgrading the existing drain network. Stage Two involves installing a new pump station at another site. Stage 3 involves decommissioning of the old pump station.​

This project involves raising and strengthening  floodwalls and stopbanks to protect the Ōpōtiki town centre.

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.