Auckland weather

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is urging residents affected by flooding to take advice from emergency responders.

In a statement, the airport says damage to its runway lighting caused by an incoming flight has been fixed. Meanwhile, Auckland Airport has closed its international terminal check-in due to flooding inside the building. A state of emergency has been declared in Auckland due to severe flooding that has caused people to evacuate their homes.

A video sent to Newshub shows water gushing onto an Auckland motorway as well as inside the NX1 bus as it continues to travel along the motorway. People can be ...

Aucklanders are being urged to only call 111 if life is in danger tonight, as Fire and Emergency deals with an increasing number of calls for help with ...

Fire crews are dealing with over 1000 calls for assistance, but many of these relate to flooded property. Crews are prioritising calls where people are in danger and need to be rescued. Aucklanders are being urged to only call 111 if life is in danger tonight, as Fire and Emergency deals with an increasing number of calls for help with flooding.

Auckland Emergency Management says the weather across Tāmaki Makaurau is continuing to worsen and residents in flood-prone areas should prepare to evacuate.

It has meant ferries were held in Waitematā Harbour. "On top of all of this, with all this rain which we're now getting to almost a metre so far this year, is that the Thames Coast Road and the road between Coromandel and Whitianga are now under traffic management due to slips that are starting to come down." Waka Kotahi said the road between Kopu and Hikuai was closed until further notice due to "further road movement in wet conditions". Auckland Fire and Emergency said on Friday afternoon that every fire truck in Auckland was responding to emergency calls due to the bad weather and they had had to respond to more than 400 emergency calls today. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Auckland and Northland with bands of heavy rain and thunderstorms expected to move across Northland during the day and Auckland north of about Albany until early evening. By mid-afternoon on Friday the Coromandel ranges had already been hit by up to 150mm of rain - the latest deluge of the area's sodden summer. The "very high risk" warning is set to be in place until Sunday morning, when it drops to the red "high risk" alert. It said it was giving priority to people in danger and urges people to call 111 only if life or safety is at risk and the volume of calls was causing delays in answering them. The north, and north west, areas of Auckland have been particularly hit by the weather, police said in a statement. Police warned those travelling out of Auckland for the long weekend they may experience long traffic delays and potential diversions due to road closures. Residents in flood-prone areas of West Auckland are being asked to prepare to evacuate as bad weather causes power cuts and car crashes across Tāmaki Makaurau, with a severe thunderstorm watch in place for the north of the country. Auckland Emergency Management said the severe weather across the city was worsening and it was trying to assess what action was needed.

Fire crews are responding to over 400 emergency calls in Auckland due to the weather. Calls where people are in danger are being given priority.

People are urged to only call 111 if life or safety is at risk because the volume of calls has been causing delays in answering them. Calls where people are in danger are being given priority. Fire crews are responding to over 400 emergency calls in Auckland due to the weather.

Updated 7pm Friday — Here's what is making the weather headlines this evening. First the gales blew in Auckland – then the torrential rain came.

A northeasterly airflow continues over the North Island this weekend, Saturday especially sees heavy rain in areas exposed to the northeast. The high to the east is powerful and helping too – it’s also making for the gales in the ‘squash zone’ of air pressure between these two systems. There is a marine heatwave nationwide right now (and around Auckland) which is adding to the intensity of the rain – along with warmer than average conditions in the atmosphere.

MetService has issued heavy rain warnings for Northland, Auckland, Coromandel Peninsula and western Bay of Plenty. There's also a severe thunderstorm watch in ...

Auckland Emergency Management says staff are out assessing flooding with reports of people being rescued from their roofs and MetService has issued its highest ...

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is defending the timing of the city's state of emergency declaration. It was declared just after 10pm - after torrential rain an.

"And my role isn't to rush out with buckets. This is a formal process, not to be taken lightly," he said. “You just have to look online to see the chaos out there.