More heavy rain, thunderstorms hit Northland and Auckland, causing power cutsSUPPLIED/LEAH GOLDMAN Kids used the Kerikeri Skate Bowl as a swimming pool on Friday afternoon. In the west Auckland suburb of Glen Eden, more than 600 homes were without power after wet weather caused a power pole to spark. There could also be localised downpours which could cause further flooding, such as in the already worse-for-wear south Auckland region of Clevedon, she said. Heavy rain battered Northland and parts of Waikato on Friday morning and was beginning to roll into Auckland on Friday afternoon. CLOSURESTwilight Road from Kimptons Rd to North Rd and Kawakawa Bay Coast Rd from Te Papa Rd in the Clevedon-Maraetai area were still closed on Friday morning.

Source: Stuff March 09, 2017 23:13 UTC