SARAH CROUCH/SUPPLIED The Auckland airport was flooded on Friday night. Auckland International Airport remains closed due to flooding, after heavy rain hit the super city on Friday night. There will be no flights into or out of Auckland until noon on Saturday at the earliest, the airport said in a statement overnight. People ticketed to travel between now and January 30 for flights to, through and from Auckland have two options, the airport said overnight. A statement from the airport earlier on Friday said the damage to the runway lights was “impacting” international departures and large domestic flights.

Source: Stuff January 27, 2023 22:49 UTC