Ki te whakawhanake i ngā wāhi me ngā hanganga Developing infrastructure

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Thinking about water, streets, earthworks or coastal hazards? Find guides, codes of practice, specs and checklists to assist with the development of your infrastructure projects.

  • Infrastructure Technical Guides

    Welcome to Auckland's home for technical infrastructure guidance, Auckland Council's guides for designing resilient and sustainable infrastructure solutions. Discover how your next project can apply the principles of water sensitive design, erosion and sediment control and much more.

  • Infrastructure Codes of Practice

    The Auckland Code of Practice for Land Development and Subdivision (CoP) provides minimum standards on what is required for the infrastructure and works approval process and working with Auckland Council and CCOs.

  • Infrastructure Technical Specifications

    A full review of all standard technical specifications has been completed following discussions with internal SMEs and external consultation in order to: - Update documents based on the latest available references and standards, - Utilise user experience collated from internal stakeholders, Make the documents fit for the purposes by: - Removing unnecessary parts that had been referenced in other guidelines. - Removing contractual clauses that exist in NZS3910 contract conditions, to avoid duplication. - Cross referencing with other related guidance/code of practices to ensure contractual needs are correctly addressed. It’s important to check that you are using the latest version and revision by referring to these sites.

  • Shoreline Adaptation Plans

    The Shoreline Adaptation Programme is planning for the future of Auckland’s 3200km of shorelines (beaches, cliffs, harbours and estuaries) in response to the impacts of climate change, erosion and flooding. The programme includes plans for 20 coastal areas across the region. We call these Shoreline Adaptation Plans (SAPs). Visit  Shoreline Adaptation Programme on the Auckland Council website to find out more.

  • Stormwater Network Discharge Consent (NDC)

    This section includes Stormwater Network Discharge Consent information.

  • Technical Notes

    This section includes the latest infrastructure technical notes.

  • Streets and Movement

    This section links to key Auckland Transport plans and strategies: the Transport Design Manual, the Roads and Streets Framework and Future Connect. You can also click through to the Integrated Transport Assessment guidelines and Auckland Network Operating Plan.

  • Freshwater Management Tool

    This section includes guidance on using the Freshwater Management Tool developed for Auckland Council Healthy Waters. The tool is designed to provide a set of actions that will deliver on a water quality target cost-effectively.