In pictures: Auckland flooding leaves residents homeless and city swamped

POOL FOOTAGE Prime Minister Chris Hipkins surveys the damage caused by the flooding in Auckland. On the groundSupplied Surf Life Saving volunteers were out in numbers in west Auckland as they ferried people to safety. Supplied Seventy-nine people were rescued by surf lifesavers in West Auckland. Amberleigh Jack/Stuff A Coastguard building at French Bay in West Auckland was damaged due to a slip. Lawrence Smith/Stuff Pine Rd and Candia Rd in west Auckland were swamped.