Auckland's Tamaki Drive, a city "jewel" which regularly floods during heavy rains, will be raised in places by half a metre.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff delivered the news last night at a meeting of the St Heliers-Glendowie Residents Association.
Flooding on Tamaki Drive typically occurs during king tides and major weather events. The measures will primarily help with the tidal floods but will also reduce the effects of large storms. The measures include:
•Raising parts of Tamaki Drive by up to half a metre where the flooding is most prevalent (between Parnell Baths and Ngapipi Rd)
•adding a curve to the seawall to assist in deflecting waves from breaking on to footpath and Tamaki Drive