More than 300 Auckland homes flooded as Tasman Tempest ragesLAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff.co.nz A deluge caused major flooding in the West Auckland suburb of New Lynn on Sunday. A severe thunderstorm watch has finally been lifted for Auckland after more than 300 homes flooded on Sunday. Firefighters pulled shoppers to safety after they became trapped in the West Auckland suburb of New Lynn about 1.20pm on Sunday. Of those, 225 were in West Auckland, where the water was up to waist-deep in some homes. On Waiheke Island, Tawa St in Oneroa was closed due to a slip, and Waiheke Rd was down to one lane.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2017 00:14 UTC