A West Auckland councillor sees hope for the community in a new flood recovery deal. 

The Council will share the $2 billion cost of recovery and resilience works with central government.  

It includes $774 million to purchase about 700 Category 3 residential properties and $820 million for resilience against future flooding.  

Waitākere ward councillor Shane Henderson told Francesca Rudkin it includes engineering solutions like raising roads - so communities can continue living near streams.  

He says that's important for a lot of communities - including those in West Auckland that were particularly slammed by rising floodwaters. 

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