Northland storm: Pictures from around the region

The Hatea River peaked at over 500 cubic metres per second on Friday, with Whangārei Falls looking spectacular. By comparison, the average flow for the Waikato river is 340cu/m/s. Photo / Paul Shaw

Northlanders spent the weekend mopping up after a major storm dumped more than 200mm on parts of the region, including 156mm on Whangārei in just four hours.

The storm saw homes inundated and people evacuated, brought down trees and slips, flooded roads and caused millions of dollars worth of damage.
Here are a selection of images showing just how bad the storm was.

Kissing Pt, on Riverside Dr, Whangārei from above on Saturday. Photo / Paul Shaw

Hikurangi Swamp was again inundated by floodwaters. Photo / Paul Shaw

Three Bridges, SH1, Kawakawa. Photo / Jaan Tipene

Slips on SH1, Mangamuka Gorge. Photo / Kara Gordon

A home is surrounded by floodwaters on Otiria Rd, near Moerewa. Photo / Peter de Graaf

Floodwaters stream through the grounds of Otiria Marae on the outskirts of Moerewa. Photo / Peter de Graaf

A submerged campground at Haruru Falls. Photo / Peter de Graaf