Flooding at Kiwitahi Rd, Woodhill, August 31, 2021. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Farmer and farmhands make their way through flood water after moving stock at a Woodhill farm near Kumeū, August 31, 2021. Photo / Brett Phibbs

A car drives through flood water on SH16 at Kumeū, August 31, 2021. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Water rises in Kumeū after the region was battered overnight with heavy rain, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

The Kumeū region had its wettest day since records began in 1943. Photo / Dean Purcell

Police check on Kumeū residents after the region was hit by flooding, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Some Kumeū residents were forced to evacuate after the region was battered with heavy rain, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Vehicles in Kumeū underwater after heavy rainfall flooded parts of the region, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Bridgestone Kumeū owner Jonny Mills serving the damage to his shop, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Kumeū residents face a big clean-up after the flood waters recede, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Water rises in Taupaki after the region was battered overnight with heavy rain, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Water rises in Kumeū after the heavy rain, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Stranded vehicles sit in floodwater in Kumeū, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Flooding at Kiwitahi Rd, Woodhill, August 31, 2021. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Farmer and farmhands make their way through flood water after moving stock at a Woodhill farm near Kumeū, August 31, 2021. Photo / Brett Phibbs

A car drives through flood water on SH16 at Kumeū, August 31, 2021. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Water rises in Kumeū after the region was battered overnight with heavy rain, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

The Kumeū region had its wettest day since records began in 1943. Photo / Dean Purcell

Police check on Kumeū residents after the region was hit by flooding, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Some Kumeū residents were forced to evacuate after the region was battered with heavy rain, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Vehicles in Kumeū underwater after heavy rainfall flooded parts of the region, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Bridgestone Kumeū owner Jonny Mills serving the damage to his shop, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Kumeū residents face a big clean-up after the flood waters recede, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Water rises in Taupaki after the region was battered overnight with heavy rain, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Water rises in Kumeū after the heavy rain, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell

Stranded vehicles sit in floodwater in Kumeū, August 31, 2021. Photo / Dean Purcell