Bay of Plenty has copped a good soaking in the last 24 hours with downpours expected to continue through tonight and into tomorrow morning.
Metservice issued a heavy rain warning from yesterday morning right through to 6am Saturday for eastern parts of the region.
The rain was a result of a strong, moist northeasterly flow going over central New Zealand. In the last 24 hours, the Rotorua rain station had seen 27.6mm of rainfall, while Tauranga had seen 16.4mm.
Whakatāne had 21.6mm, with 100m for the East Cape.