Sandringham & Balmoral
Flood Recovery Planning Project
Together to Thrive!
Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi
Since March 2025, SPiCE has been working with the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office to facilitate community-led recovery planning across Sandringham and Balmoral. Alongside other local groups, we’ve been supporting our communities to connect and consider how we can all work together to recover and thrive after local flooding. This has included working alongside flood affected residents and the broader community to identify community priorities and take practical steps to improve connectedness, wellbeing and resilience.
A genuine community-led approach has been integral to this project. We gathered over 100 responses through our Kōrero Mai posters and had contact with over 500 people to find out how our communities are tracking after the floods and what the priorities are for our community going forward. Then we worked alongside local resident groups to shape those conversations and consultation responses into six Community Priorities that can guide our recovery mahi going forward.
Check out the Flood Recovery Planning Report, go straight to the Community Priorities, or if you're looking to share an idea or get involved in Flood Recovery events and activations, submit your Expression of interest here!
A genuine community-led approach has been integral to this project. We gathered over 100 responses through our Kōrero Mai posters and had contact with over 500 people to find out how our communities are tracking after the floods and what the priorities are for our community going forward. Then we worked alongside local resident groups to shape those conversations and consultation responses into six Community Priorities that can guide our recovery mahi going forward.
Check out the Flood Recovery Planning Report, go straight to the Community Priorities, or if you're looking to share an idea or get involved in Flood Recovery events and activations, submit your Expression of interest here!
Final Report
Following Flood Recovery Planning Project work which took place between March and November, at the end of 2025 SPiCE - led by Community Facilitator Trixi Pavey - produced a final report detailing:
- Flooding background in Sandringham and Balmoral
- Anecdotes from community members and their experiences during and following flooding events
- Feedback and learning from Flood Recovery Planning engagement events and pop-ups with the Balmoral and Sandringham community
- Future steps to be taken in the Flood Recovery space for Sandringham and Balmoral, informed by the above
Click here to open the 2025 Flood Recovery Planning Report for Sandringham & Balmoral.
Community Priorities
Through this mahi, we also identified the key priorities for community members in Sandringham and Balmoral regarding recovery, resilience, and building a thriving community.
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For a downloadable PDF version, click here.
Both of these documents are the result of the time, kōrero, and feedback contributed by the community of Sandringham & Balmoral, and we thank all the people who contributed to this project, whether you spent one minute or one hour with us.
This is not the end, but another step taken in the recovery journey for Sandringham and Balmoral.
This is not the end, but another step taken in the recovery journey for Sandringham and Balmoral.
Get Involved!
SPiCE will continue working to support flood recovery & resilience in Sandringham and Balmoral. We are currently gathering ideas for projects and events that will contribute toward outcomes within the Community Priorities above.
Do you have an idea for an activity, ongoing project, or event that contributes toward a thriving, recovering, and resilient Sandringham & Balmoral?
Submit your Expression of Interest here!
- We are accepting expressions of interest throughout 2026, until the funding runs out.
- If you have an idea and want support with completing the form, or would prefer to have a chat and propose your idea verbally, please contact us.
We also understand that over time, our community's priorities may evolve, and new thoughts and concerns may arise. We are always open and wanting to hear from you, so if you have any further thoughts, feedback, concerns or other kōrero you would like to share with us around flood recovery and resilience, please get in touch!
