Welcome to the Hūnua, Ararimu, & Paparimu Valley Residents Association
Building a stronger community through connection, advocacy, and collaboration for all Hūnua, Paparimu, and Ararimu people, community and environment.

Emergency Readiness Plan
Are you emergency ready? Join our meeting 27 March to hear about our plan

Hunua CCTV Update
An update on our CCTV project, and how number plate data now links to the NZ Police system.

HAPVRA Latest Update
Read our latest update for the month and find out about what we're working on.

Community Events
Check out what's happening in our community!
About HAPVRA
Emergency Resources
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Emergency Resilence Planning: Hunua, Ararimu, Paparimu Valleys
There is ongoing work within our community to stay emergency ready. HAPRVA is building a plan for the wider communities that detail what to do in the event of an emergency.
We have received funding from Auckland Council for a range of community initiatives to keep our rural community safe, including the emergency plan, which will be tailored to suit the individual needs of our three valleys. We need to hear your experiences of major storms, droughts, fires and other emergency events.
We are reliant on local knowledge so that the plan is robust. This includes:
- Threats/hazards to the community
- Warning systems
- Where to go in the event of an emergency
- Communication plan with roles and responsibilities
- Contact us to learn more: contact@hapvra.nz
- The first stage will be for the team to review
- Hazards profile: water, land faults, etc.
- Resources: what is available, where. Who needs what.
- Contact list: each of our communities needs an up to date list
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Local Directory

Coming soon!
We’re all about supporting local. If you have a local club, business or service, get in touch and we can list it on our website. contact@hapvra.nz


Weather watch
Thank you to the people who regularly record the weather and rainfall in our area.
Weather Watch Hunua (1990 – 2025) | ||
Driest year | 1993 | 1168.9mm |
Wettest year | 2023 | 2366.9mm |
Driest Month | Jan-2020 | 7.7mm |
Wettest Month | Mar-2017 | 458.3mm |
Thank you to Louis for this data. |
Current Rainfall:
Month of January 2025 | Hunua | 49mm | |
Month of January 2025 | Ararimu | 49.5mm |
A thank you to support from
our community partners





Are you ready for an emergency?
If you're new to living rurally it is really important that you are prepared for anything. Please read our latest blog post on getting ready in the event of an emergency.
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