If your flood-impacted home or business received a yellow or white placard, the building will need to be assessed by Wairoa District Council’s building team to enable the stickered status to be removed.

It is likely many local flood-impacted buildings have had the required building work completed, but now, they need a Council inspection to ensure the work has been finished and criteria met so the placard can be officially removed.

Wairoa Recovery Manager Te Aroha Cook said the Recovery Team want to help our flood-impacted communities move on from these events and the stickered property system. “This is an important part of our rebuilding and closing the loop.

“We know in many cases, work has been completed, or there is very little left to do in order to have the placard status removed.

“There may also be opportunities where we can direct property owners to other support streams, such as donated gib board and Red Cross funding, which could help with rebuilds and assist in having the stickered status changed.

“As well as asking placarded Cyclone Gabrielle affected property owners to contact us, the Recovery Team will also be visiting properties so building records can be updated.”

If your home or business received a stickered status and you think the appropriate remediation work has been undertaken and the status can be removed, or you need advice on how to get the building to the required standard, please contact the council on 06 838 7309 so an assessment can be arranged.

3 March 2025

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