RNZAF Base Auckland – A Strategic Approach to Stormwater Management

The New Zealand Defence Force is embarking on a regeneration programme at the RNZAF Base Auckland. The regeneration programme is seeking to redevelop the Base out to 2030 including construction of buildings, and infrastructure that is compatible with a modern defence force. Due to the large number of projects proposed with each project comprising a separate project team and previous challenges with previous projects being consented separately, NZDF has undertaken a strategic approach to stormwater management at the Base.

This paper discusses the challenges associated with each project being designed and consented. The paper then outlines the approach taken to develop a Base-wide strategic plan for stormwater management that allows for a large number of discrete projects to be managed and designed by different parties over a long timescale while achieving a consistent result that meets the specific needs of an operating airbase and can be managed under a single consent.