South Auckland's Pothole Report Card — Auckland's Fastest Responses, AT Data Shows
- PotholeExpert
- 2 days ago
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Every Auckland pothole story dumps on the south. Auckland Transport's own dispatch log tells the opposite story: South Auckland has the best pothole record in the region. 99.1% of its dispatches met response targets — the highest anywhere — the median response on completed public reports was about 30 minutes, and just 27.5% of public reports were closed with no repair recorded, the lowest rate in Auckland (the regional average is 45.7%; Rodney runs 85.9%).
The numbers come from AT's complete pothole log — 26,863 records, January 2024 to June 2026 — released to us under LGOIMA (case CAS-1344360-H7J1V4). The south's share: 2,600 dispatches across Papakura, Manurewa, Māngere, Ōtara-Papatoetoe, Manukau and Howick, at $471,007 in itemised claims. On our Report Card grading, that's the region's only A.
The roads still take a hammering — the south carries Auckland's freight spine. Here's where the jobs landed.
The 15 most-repaired roads in South Auckland (AT's own data, Jan 2024 – Jun 2026)
Ranked by pothole dispatches recorded in AT's log over 29 months:
Great South Rd (Papakura–Takanini) — 107 dispatches, 14% closed no-action
Massey Rd (Māngere) — 74 dispatches, 12% closed no-action
Redoubt Rd (Manukau Heights) — 49 dispatches, 8% closed no-action
Airpark Dr (Auckland Airport) — 45 dispatches, 27% closed no-action
Flat Bush School Rd (Flat Bush) — 44 dispatches, 2% closed no-action
Great South Rd (Manukau section) — 43 dispatches, 12% closed no-action
Roscommon Rd (Wiri, southbound) — 41 dispatches, 2% closed no-action
McLaughlins Rd (Wiri) — 32 dispatches, 12% closed no-action
Porchester Rd (Papakura–Takanini) — 30 dispatches, 0% closed no-action
Ihumātao Rd (Māngere) — 30 dispatches, 0% closed no-action
Walters Rd (Papakura–Takanini) — 29 dispatches, 0% closed no-action
Wallace Rd (Māngere) — 29 dispatches, 14% closed no-action
Takanini School Rd (Takanini) — 28 dispatches, 0% closed no-action
Chapel Rd (Flat Bush–Botany) — 27 dispatches, 19% closed no-action
Mill Rd (Ardmore) — 23 dispatches, 9% closed no-action
Method: Auckland Transport pothole dispatch log, released under LGOIMA (case CAS-1344360-H7J1V4, 9 June 2026) — 26,863 records, 1 January 2024 to 3 June 2026, as recorded by AT. "Closed no-action" = AT status "No Action Required": closed with no repair recorded. AT formally declined (LGOIMA s17(e)) to provide reasons — it holds no reason breakdown. Road names as they appear in AT's log. Full regional analysis in our AT pothole data breakdown and the interactive AT Pothole Index.
Why the south wins the Report Card
Look at the no-action columns above: Porchester Rd, Ihumātao Rd, Walters Rd, Takanini School Rd — 0%. Flat Bush School Rd and Roscommon Rd — 2%. Where the regional pattern is reports vanishing into "No Action Required" with no recorded reason, the south's reports overwhelmingly turn into dispatched, completed jobs, fast: 99.1% on-target, P90 of 10.2 hours — the tightest tail in Auckland. Whatever the south's maintenance contractor is doing operationally, the rest of the region's data would benefit from copying it.
It matters because the load here is real: the freight spine from Wiri to Papakura, airport traffic on Airpark Dr, bus corridors on Great South Rd and Massey Rd, and a winter surge (1.73×, peaking at 241 dispatches in July 2025) that matches the regional pattern — the pothole season mechanics apply in full. High load, strong response: that's the A grade.
The private half: yards, crossings and shared drives carry the same freight
The south's private asphalt works as hard as its roads: forklift-trafficked yards in Wiri and East Tāmaki, loading docks off Roscommon Rd, dairy and takeaway forecourts on the arterials, and shared residential drives from Māngere to Howick. Heavy wheels find weak seal on either side of the boundary — and past the road reserve, AT's excellent crews aren't coming; the surface is the owner's.
Industrial and commercial owners: a pothole at a yard entrance is a forklift-axle and H&S issue before it's a paving issue — the carpark repair guide covers scoping, and our asphalt pothole repair pricing is fixed from photos. Residential: we cover the whole south — Papakura, Manurewa, Howick, Botany — same 24-hour photo-quote turnaround.
Frequently asked questions
Is South Auckland really the best in Auckland for pothole response?
On AT's own data, yes: 99.1% of dispatches met response targets (regional average 96.1%), median response on completed public reports was about 30 minutes, and only 27.5% of public reports were closed without a repair recorded — the lowest rate in the region.
Which South Auckland road gets the most pothole repairs?
Great South Rd through Papakura–Takanini: 107 dispatches in 29 months, ahead of Massey Rd in Māngere (74) and Redoubt Rd (49). The counts track the freight and bus corridors — heavy axles make potholes.
Why do potholes keep appearing on Great South Rd?
Load and age: it's one of Auckland's heaviest freight-and-bus corridors over pavement laid decades ago. AT's crews patch fast here (14% no-action, most jobs same-day) — but each repair answers the symptom; the corridor keeps generating new ones, especially through winter.
Who fixes potholes in a Wiri yard or a Māngere shared driveway?
The owner — AT maintains public roads only. We repair yards, loading areas, forecourts and shared drives across South Auckland at a fixed price from photos: send them through the quote form for a price within 24 hours.
The south sets Auckland's pothole benchmark — make your own asphalt match it. Yard, forecourt or shared drive: photos via the photo-quote form, fixed price back within 24 hours, Māngere to Papakura.
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