Residents living along the banks of the Waimoko Stream in Swanson, West Auckland, say they need to be urgently zoned for managed retreat.

Homes have been red and yellow stickered after being severely flooded when the stream rose rapidly last Friday. 

The same properties were also swamped in August 2021. The MP for Te Atatu Phil Twyford commissioned a report to find out why the stream had come up so quickly. 

The former Waitakere District Council stormwater manager Tony Miguel is now a consultant and was the co-author of the report for Mr Twyford. 

He spoke to Māni Dunlop about the possible next steps.