Slips around Titirangi after heavy rain lashed Auckland. Photo: Supplied / Alan Tunnell
Aucklanders woke to the sight of destruction on their roads and properties - a day after a severe thunderstorm swept across the region.
Yesterday, heavy rain and winds heavily impacted commute (including airport travel, ferries and roads) and caused land slips, flooding damage to properties, and deaths.
Here are pictures of scenes from across Auckland today. (Yesterday's can be found here).
Slips around Titirangi after heavy rain lashed Auckland. Photo: Supplied / Alan Tunnell
Another view of the slips around Titirangi. Photo: Supplied / Alan Tunnell
Flooding and slips in Puhoi closed State Highway 1 in both directions. Photo: Supplied / Waka Kotahi
Another view of the Puhoi road closures. Photo: Supplied / Waka Kotahi
Another view of the Puhoi road closures. Photo: Supplied / Waka Kotahi
Items washed up on a creek near Don Buck Rd, Massey, west Auckland. Photo: Supplied / Sam Aitcheson-Davis
A slip south of Brynderwyn shut State Highway 1 in both directions. Photo: Supplied / Waka Kotahi
A slip has come down on West End Road in Westmere, Auckland. Photo: RNZ/Glenda Wakeham
Another view of the slip at West End Road. Photo: RNZ / Glenda Wakeham
Damage from the severe thunderstorm at Henderson Park, west Auckland. Photo: Supplied / Miriam Brooker
Damage from the severe thunderstorm at Henderson Park, west Auckland. Photo: Supplied / Miriam Brooker
Western Park was submerged. Photo: RNZ / Michelle Tiang
Another view of Western Park. Photo: RNZ / Michelle Tiang
Damage to the road surface at Meola Rd, Point Chevalier in Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Glenda Wakeham
Grey Lynn Park's pavement was also damaged. Photo: RNZ / Jesse Mulligan
Flooding on Brewster St Mt Albert. Photo: Supplied / Sam Hutching
A cliff side at Princes Street, Northcote, was seen coming down after the heavy rain in Auckland. Photo: Supplied / Caleb Bird
A land slip at Brighton Road, Parnell. Photo: Supplied / John Stephens
A section of a road in Milford flooded during the severe thunderstorm that hit Auckland. Photo: Supplied / Sean D'Souza
Rubbish bins were also overflowing in Milford after the heavy rain. Photo: Supplied / Sean D'Souza
Cars in Milford on the North Shore were left swimming in the water. Photo: Supplied / Sean D'Souza
Several cars were also seen left abandoned after the previous day's flooding on the roads on the North Shore. Photo: RNZ / Finn Blackwell
People were briefly trapped in the small Fresh Collective supermarket in Mt Albert, Auckland, as water rose at the doors after the heavy rain. Photo: RNZ / Rowan Quinn
Mt Albert Little French Cafe owner Benjamin Chevre says all the fridges are ruined and all food has to be thrown out after the store was impacted by flooding. Photo: RNZ / Rowan Quinn
Flooding at a house in Sandringham, Auckland. Photo: Supplied / Jane Haagh
Further south, onions growing in a Pukekohe field were swept out near a road the flooding. Photo: Supplied / Stan Clark
People queued up at Wellington Airport to reschedule flights after all flights to Auckland Airport were cancelled. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
Meanwhile, froth was seen covering the beach at Matarangi in Coromandel, which has been cut off by land slips. Photo: RNZ / Veronica Schmidt
While the damage is devastating for many, people like Red Cross northern region emergency response officer Dale Ramshaw are ready to lend a hand. Photo: RNZ / Rowan Quinn
Harland Murray, right, and Brady Forrest cook up some kai at the Kelston evacuation centre. Photo: RNZ / Rowan Quinn