The wild weather and heavy rain have caused widespread damage across the region, with flooding, evacuations and transport chaos. — Chris Hipkins (@chrishipkins) January 27, 2023A state of emergency was declared close to 10pm, hours after torrential rain and flooding hit the city. ”Due to the current weather conditions in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Auckland Council and NZ Opera have made the joint decision to postpone this weekend’s Opera in the Park. GREAT NORTH RD, MT ALBERT - 1:40PMDue to a crash on SH16 Great North Rd eastbound off-ramp, Great North Rd (from SH16 off-ramp) towards Carrington Rd is closed (left 2 lanes on Great North Rd are also closed). ^TP pic.twitter.com/IOiVmCnbZ5 — Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland & Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth) January 26, 2023“Pass with care and expect some delays until cleared,” Waka Kotahi tweeted.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 27, 2023 23:33 UTC