Warning signs were clear before Auckland flooding - conservation groupJASON DORDAY/Stuff.co.nz An aerial drone angle of the scene of the flooding that hit Great North Road and Clark Street on Saturday and the sink hole that the flooding produced. A West Auckland conservation group says the warning signs were clear long before floods that devastated the city on the weekend. LAWRENCE SMITH/FAIRFAX NZ The West Auckland suburb of New Lynn buckled under major flooding following a deluge on the weekend. LAWRENCE SMITH/FAIRFAX NZ The flooding sparked a major response from emergency services. He said West Auckland was also dealing with the outcome of poor planning decisions by previous councils, which allowed people to build on flood plains.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2017 22:53 UTC