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 TopBuilt with Shorthand