Storm leaves trail of destruction - Rodney hit hard.

[JennyLeez]

From stuff.co.nz
Debris, flooding, and slips were left behind after stormy weather in the top of the North Island last night.

Over 250 calls were made to emergency services since yesterday afternoon and through the night with weather-related problems.

More than 80 calls were lodged with police, with most of them around 11pm because of the high tide in Auckland.

The lower part of the Rodney district, north of Auckland city, was particularly hard hit, and roading contractors were busy all night with slips, flooding, and debris left on the roads, said Inspector Steve Kose.

"We had in excess of 80 calls, with key areas the lower Rodney area, especially around Orewa and Whangaparaoa," he said.
"Coastal properties had been effected by the weather and tide - the high tide was at 11pm last night, and there were a number of properties along the beach front that were affected."
He said some houses had flooded lawns and others suffered erosion.
Police set up an emergency evacuation centre at Orewa Primary School, and did a door-to-door with Orewa residents telling them they could head there for safety, he said.

Rest of article here:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9205888/Storm-leaves-trail-of-destruction

From Dominion Post
Southeasterly winds reached 92kmh in the hills above Wellington while the wet and wild weather hammering the country caused slips and flooding in Hawke’s Bay.
Hastings police said there were a lot of slips and flooding overnight in southeastern Hawke’s Bay near Waimarama.
MetService meteorologist Tristan Oakley said the ranges above Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne had up to 150mm of rain in the 24 hours till 6am while other parts of Hawke’s Bay got 85mm in the same time.
Around Wellington, rainfall reached 24.8mm on the Rimutaka Hill and 8.8mm at Kelburn and Wellington Airport.
Gusts reached 92kmh at Mt Kaukau and 84kmh at Kelburn early today.
Winds had dropped off by 6am but only slightly. The rain and wind was expected to stick around today.
Wairarapa had up to 70mm of rain in the past 24 hours.

From 3news.co.nz
Thousands in the North Island have spent the night without power as gale force winds and heavy rain pelted the north and eastern parts of the island.
The subtropical storm moved across the top of the country on Tuesday night, uprooting trees, bringing down powerlines and closing roads.
About 6600 Vector customers lost power overnight, but electricity has since been restored to all but 1200 of them.
Winds reached 110km/h overnight with over 175 emergency calls made to the fire service.
Most calls were about downed trees and power lines, with a small number about flooding and about five or six people reporting damage to their properties, a fire spokeswoman said.
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http://www.3news.co.nz/More-than-1000-Akl-homes-without-power/tabid/423/articleID/314510/Default.aspx

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[Deano]

I left to go to work at 3am.
In 14km, there were 8 slips between Makarau & Kaukapakapa.
All have been cleared now.
Flooded paddocks everywhere in low lying areas.
 
Just waiting for the wind as round 2 is about to start from the west.

[Deano]

Kaipara

Upon inspecting for damage, I have found these 2 areas that have seen better days.
185mm of rain this month has left the ground too wet.

This will give me plenty to do over the summer months.