Several photos taken on Friday evening after a deluge caused by a severe thunderstorm flooded rivers and roads north west of Auckland around Kaipara.
All photos by Lawrence Hill – thank you Lawrence.
“Yes it certainly was some of the heaviest rain I’d seen out here [Hokianga]. Went for a drive just before sunset and the entire valley was awash with water. Meet up with a guy where the road was unpassable and he said he hadn’t seen anything like it out here in 10 years”.
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CHDAVIS-NZ on 7/12/2009 7:12pm
Those photographs showing major flooding in Hokianga are unbelieveable – where in Hokianga were the photographs taken? it would be interesting to know..
Thank you Lawrence Hill for sending these into Weather Watch *thumbs up* – amazing pics.
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Guest on 11/12/2009 3:20am
He clearly said the flooding was in kaipara.
I live 20minutes away from kaipara.
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