The weather system was heading towards Hawke's Bay and the Bay of Plenty overnight, before travelling further down the country, he said. Mr Eddy said the water kept rising as they waited for a tow truck and other emergency services to arrive. Breaking: With 25.4 mm of rain between 1 & 2 pm, #Auckland had its wettest June hour in recorded history. It was likely more heavy rain events would strike Auckland until the end of July, with another forecast as early as Sunday, he said. Between 1pm and 2pm today, Niwa's Mangere weather station recorded the record-setting 25.4mm of rain - the most intense downpour of rain in an hour to hit Auckland in June.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 29, 2016 06:45 UTC