Pāpāmoa residents woken by early morning flood

A heavy downpour of rain this morning has caused flooding in Pāpāmoa.

Residents of Dickson Rd and Longview Drive woke to find their roads flooded around 6am.

Local resident Janine Bjerring said the flooding happened on Dickson Rd between Alexander Place and Douglas Place.

This morning's heavy rain led to flooding in Papamoa, with residents on Dickson Rd and Longview Drive discovering flooded streets around 6am.

“It happened between 5.45am and 6.30am. It [the water] was up to the fence line.”

She said Fire and Emergency NZ came and unblocked the drains along the road.

“The water drained fairly quick after the firefighters cleared the drains.”

Fire and Emergency NZ responded to a car stuck in flood water, according to a spokesperson.

“We responded at 6.45am,” the spokesperson said.

A spokesperson for MetService said the rain was expected to continue into the early afternoon.