Rain gardens in the front berms are a council asset and council is the best place to contact if there is a problem with them.
Like all berms across the Auckland, rain gardens being included in these council owned berm spaces, residents of the adjoining home are expected to tend to the upkeep of these spaces. Council are only instructing contractors to maintain public spaces, so public parks and walkways, or berms and rain gardens adjoining public spaces.
From the time each stage is complete and titles are issued, there is a 2 year maintenance period during which time the developer is responsible for replacing dead plants in the event that summer planting is required but conditions become too harsh for their survival.
Beyond this period, council engages contractors to maintain public spaces, with the current areas shown in the following attachments.
