Flash flooding has left properties across Auckland under water as an overnight tropical deluge saw more than a dozen homeowners call for help.
Firefighters rushed to 15 properties as the weather packed up, with a flurry of 11 calls just after 1am when a burst of torrential rain hit the city.
Fire Service northern communications shift manager Colin Underdown said fire crews had attended more than a dozen flooding calls through the night.
Homes and properties in East Auckland, Remuera and Castor Bay were inundated after stormwater drains became blocked in the heavy deluge.