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Waiatarua, Auckland: zoning and natural hazards
524 addresses in Waiatarua (Waitākere Ranges Local Board); 91.0 % of them in Rural - Waitakere Ranges.
Streets with the most addresses: Forest Hill Road 141; Scenic Drive 119; West Coast Road 65; Bush Road 62; Raroa Terrace 37; Quinns Road 26; Atarua Gardens 24; Cascade Avenue 22; Tui Crescent 18; Brabant Road 7.
Unitary Plan zones
- Rural - Waitakere Ranges: 477 addresses, 91.0 %
- Rural - Waitakere Foothills: 33 addresses, 6.3 %
- Open Space - Conservation: 14 addresses, 2.7 %
Overlays and natural hazards
- 2 addresses (0.4 %) in historic heritage place
- 242 addresses (46.2 %) in significant ecological area
- 47 addresses (9.0 %) in large-scale landslide classed High or Very High; all classes: Moderate 209, Low 208, Very Low 58, Very High 24
- liquefaction (calibrated): no address classed High or Medium or Possible (Very Low 524)
- liquefaction (basic): no address classed High or Medium or Possible (Very Low 524)
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 516 (98.5 %); no title matched 5 (1.0 %); Cross lease 3 (0.6 %). Median parcel area outside unit titles: 3,134 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
Waitākere, Anawhata, Cornwallis, Glen Eden, Henderson Valley, Huia, Karekare, Laingholm