8. Question No. 8—Emergency Management and RecoveryMIKE BUTTERICK (National—Wairarapa) to the Minister for Emergency Management and RecoveryQuestion No. 8—Emergency Management and Recovery8. MIKE BUTTERICK (National—Wairarapa) to the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery: What recent announcements has he made on flood resilience?Hon MARK MITCHELL (Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery): Firstly can I acknowledge the recent one-year anniversary of the Auckland floods on Auckland Anniversary weekend as well as the lives lost during that significant weather event—those included two of our firefighters. I am pleased to share with the House that I've recently announced $26.8 million of funding for flood resilience projects across the country of which $12.3 million has been for flood risk mitigation across 13 projects and $14.5 million for Future of Severely Affected Land Category 2 support across four projects. This funding has gone to projects in Northland Waikato Manawatū-Whanganui Wairarapa Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel. The Government remains focused on delivering high-quality investment for flood resilience to better protect communities.Mike Butterick: What projects has he announced funding for in the Wairarapa?Hon MARK MITCHELL: Good news for the member's electorate. The Government has funded the Flat Point Flood resilience project early flood warning systems in the eastern Wairarapa sewer resilience and flood relocation support in Masterton and water protection in Riversdale. These projects will ensure that his electorate has a greater resilience to flooding in prone areas ensuring that homes in Flat Point enjoy greater protection from flood events communities receive better warning of flooding sewers in Masterton are protected from inflows during heavy rainfall events and homes in Riversdale are provided greater protection from erosion.Miles Anderson: My colleague the member for Northland is interested to know: what projects has he announced funding for in Northland?Hon MARK MITCHELL: More great news: flood relief in Morningside Whangārei; the clearing of the Awakino river mouth; installation of a boxed culvert to increase the size of Beach Road culvert in Whangārei and the upgrade of the Murphy Bower stopbank on the Wairoa River to protect the Ruawai community. The member can be assured that his community has received relief to address an urgent need to make the smaller rural communities he knows well across the electorate more resilient and better prepared for weather events.Sam Uffindell: What announcements has he made around Future of Severely Affected Land Category 2 support for Tauranga?Hon MARK MITCHELL: Well more great news for the member: as the member will be familiar two landslips took place during the Auckland Anniversary flooding on Egret Ave and Te Mutu Crescent in Tauranga. I'm pleased to have announced $7.3 million to provide a long-term permanent remediation solution for his community.Tim van de Molen: What announcements has he made for the Waikato?Hon MARK MITCHELL: I've announced funding for several projects in the Waikato: funding for the Waihou Rivers Network Recovery to remove storm-affected vegetation and the planting of new willow and poplar poles alongside erosion protection works to stabilise riverbanks; removal of waterway obstructions and the construction of at least 85 in-stream erosion control structures to mitigate future flood risk in vulnerable areas of the Waikato Waipā and West Coast catchments; resilience work for the Lake Hakanoa channel to prevent floodwater entering homes in Huntly—vital to maintaining water levels and prevent further environmental degradation; and storm-damaged tree removal in the Coromandel. In addition I have announced $1.3 million for slip stabilisation in Thornton Bay on the west coast of the Coromandel and $1.1 million for support for homeowners across the Waikato to mitigate risks associated with future landslides.