Donald’s and Abbots Creeks Flood Hazard Work
Flooding impacts more people, more often than any other natural hazard in Greater Wellington Region. This is likely to increase in the future due to climate change, so understanding flood risk is more important than ever. One of the ways to do this is by working with communities to understand flood risk so we can help minimise the effects on people, business, and critical infrastructure.
Flooding in Featherston
Greater Wellington is working to understand the risk to Featherston of flooding from Donald’s and Abbots Creeks.
In 2023 we began the first stages of talking to the community about their experiences of flooding from Donald’s and Abbots Creeks. This helped us gather as much information as possible. Along with a whole lot of other data, including rainfall patterns, river flows, climate change scenarios, the data models generate maps of where flooding may occur in the catchment area in the future.
We’ve calibrated our models with information the community provided about previous flood events in Featherston.
From 14 July 2025, you’ll be able to view and give feedback on our draft flood hazard maps for Donald’s and Abbots Creek. Once finalised, these maps will be shared with the public, council, and other organisations to help with future planning.
Get in touch
- Phone:
- 0800 496 734
- Email:
- info@gw.govt.nz