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Karekare, Auckland: zoning and natural hazards
274 addresses in Karekare (Waitākere Ranges Local Board); 68.2 % of them in Rural - Waitakere Ranges.
Streets with the most addresses: Lone Kauri Road 149; Karekare Road 71; Watchmans Road 20; Waikarekare Lane 20; La Trobe Track 12; Piha Road 2.
Unitary Plan zones
- Rural - Waitakere Ranges: 187 addresses, 68.2 %
- Rural and Coastal Settlement: 69 addresses, 25.2 %
- Open Space - Conservation: 18 addresses, 6.6 %
Overlays and natural hazards
- 1 addresses (0.4 %) in historic heritage place
- 158 addresses (57.7 %) in significant ecological area
- 31 addresses (11.3 %) in liquefaction (calibrated) classed High or Medium or Possible; all classes: Very Low 243, Possible 31
- 31 addresses (11.3 %) in liquefaction (basic) classed High or Medium or Possible; all classes: Very Low 243, Possible 31
- large-scale landslide: no address classed High or Very High (Low 207, Moderate 41, Very Low 24)
Not mapped at any address here: special character area, aircraft noise overlay, height variation control, tsunami evacuation zone, coastal inundation 1% AEP, coastal inundation 1% AEP + 1 m sea level.
Flood layers: GeoMaps (no open licence). Shallow landslide: in the report.
Titles and parcels
Freehold 268 (97.8 %); no title matched 6 (2.2 %). Median parcel area outside unit titles: 1,486 m².
What building costs here
Waitakere Ranges: NZ$3,433 per m² declared on 66 new house consents (September 2025 – August 2026), about NZ$514,950 for 150 m².
Nearby suburbs
Laingholm, Oratia, Parau, Piha, Swanson, Te Henga / Bethells Beach, Titirangi, Waiatarua