Hundreds are without power in Auckland, a house has been left perched above a huge slip on Waiheke Island and surface flooding has hit parts of the city. He said there were reports of slips in Waiheke and Kawakawa Bay, and a number of flooding incidents in central Auckland. Severe downpours have hit the North Island for the second time this week, bringing torrential rain and flooding, causing power outages, slips and road closures. Northland residents have self-evacuated and one family is reportedly trapped by floodwaters in the region as wild weather slams the North Island. Wet weather caused a power pole to spark, cutting electricity to 823 homes in Glen Eden, west Auckland this afternoon.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 10, 2017 04:35 UTC