Fire and emergency services received 400 weather-related calls overnight in the northern region, with parts of Auckland recording 140mm of rain.
There are floods in Helensville, Kumeu, Henderson Valley and Rānui, causing damage to properties, vehicles, farmland and closing roads.
Here are some of the scenes captured by Stuff visual journalists of the damage, as the country remains at Covid-19 alert level 4.
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Rural farm properties in West Auckland are heavily impacted by Monday’s night’s torrential rains.Floodwaters cover a fleet of utes in Kumeu.Sheep on a Dairy Flat farm in West Auckland are stranded due to flood waters.Farmland in West Auckland are submerged in waters as livestock have been evacuated following the severe weather.Marquees used for vaccinating people in their cars outside the West Auckland vaccination site have been damaged.Heavy overnight rain caused flooding and slips in West Auckland as traffic continues to be affected near Kumeū.A giant tree came down over the Tuamarina Track near the Waikakaho Valley after a night of torrential rain.Flooding on farm properties in Auckland’s Dairy Flat on Green Road.A car submerged in floodwaters in Taupaki following flash flooding.Heavy rain overnight has caused landslips in parts of West Auckland.Johnny Mills from Kumeū’s Bridgestone tyre store has a cuppa while standing in flood waters inside his workshop.The Trusts Arena’s main stadium is now being used for vaccinations after flood surrounding the area have made drive through unfeasible.John Tamihere at West Auckland’s drive-thru vaccination centre at The Trusts Arena, after it had to move vaccination indoors following flooding in Auckland overnight.Cars were queueing outside West Auckland’s drive-through vaccination centre at The Trusts Arena on Tuesday morning, despite signs saying it was closed until 11am.West Auckland’s drive-through vaccination centre at The Trusts Arena is flooded after severe weather on Monday evening.Floodwaters on Taupaki Rd inundating cars and houses following Monday night's flash flooding.The North Piha campground was still heavily flooded at 10am on Tuesday.A person stands in flood waters on Main Rd, Kumeū.A resident at the North Piha campground.Emergency service personnel help residents clean up at the North Piha campground heavily hit by Monday’s overnight rains.The Cottrill family have flooding at the front of their property in Waitoki Auckland. Charles Cottrill said they might as well have a bit of fun with a boat set up in their front yard.Building materials outside a Kumeū property.A submerged car and building materials floating in floodwater in Kumeū.Lisa Milns kayaks past a submerged car on Wintour Cloverfields Drive, to drop groceries off to stranded friends.Te Henga Rd into Bethells Beach is closed due to a slip destroying a good chunk of the road after an overnight deluge on Monday.Perry Gillbanks paddle boards through flooded waters to deliver some food to his neighbours in Waimauku Auckland. Perry has been working hard most of the day helping his neighbours rescue cattle and stock from flood waters.An arial shot shows the damage left by heavy overnight rain in West Auckland.Factories, shops and homes are severely flooded in east Kumeū following a night of heavy rains.A girl rides a paddle board with a working dog through the flood, in Waimauku, Auckland.Farmers wade through flooded waters with a paddle board and working dog to move stock out of flooded paddocks in Waimauku, Auckland.Kiwitahi Road in Waimauku, Auckland, is fully submerged by flooding and causing locals to use alternative routes.In Waimauku, Auckland, a flock of sheep has been moved to a dry island patch with the help of farmers.Flooding in Waimauku, Auckland.Kumeū business owners use a kayak to ferry goods from a flooded warehouse.Flooding in Waimauku, Auckland, brings challenges for travelling vehicles.New Zealand Search and Rescue staff respond to flood hit parts of west Auckland in face masks as Auckland remains at alert level 4.Search and Rescue responders donned in personal protective equipment (PPE) as rescue efforts are carried out under alert level 4.
