A man has died after being swept into a river near Ohakune and two cars were stuck in water in Auckland after the heavy rain overnight.
The heavy rain has also hit the Thames-Coromandel District hard, with contractors now clearing slips, debris and surface flooding from roads.
Te Aniwa Huirhanganui spoke to Thames Valley Civil Defence Controller, Garry Towler, from the Hikuai turnoff to Pauanui.
