Metservice and Civil Defence warn of more intense rain in the next 48 hours. A rainfall warning has been upgraded to red for parts of Auckland, Coromandel and Northland from tomorrow afternoon.
It comes as the region recorded almost eight times its usual January rainfall. The Ministry of Education has instructed all Auckland schools, early childhood centres and tertiary institutions to close until February 7.
The message to motorists in Auckland is still not to travel if you don't have to. Andrew Allen is in charge of all the roads in the Auckland network - he talks to Lisa Owen.
