Dozens of Auckland homes compulsorily bought by council for flood relief plan | RNZ

Close to 50 homes in the Auckland suburb of Rānui are being compulsorily bought to make way for new flood plains and uncover a buried stream. It's just the start of Auckland Council's plan to reduce the risk in flood-prone areas of the region. | Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_confirmation=1 While some homeowners are relieved to get out, while others wish they could stay. Emily Stewart, her husband and two children are one of the families impacted, moving out of their house a few weeks ago as it had been bought under the Public Works Act because a piped stream is being uncovered. "It's bittersweet because for three years we were just stuck in this limbo," she told RNZ's Amy Williams. Full story: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/588554/dozens-of-auckland-homes-compulsorily-bought-by-council-for-flood-relief-plan