23 Mar 2022

Renewed calls for a flood warning system in West Auckland

From Afternoons, 1:30 pm on 23 March 2022

There are renewed calls for a flood warning system to be put in place in the rural town of Kumeū in West Auckland.

That follows intense flash flooding on Monday in the Auckland and Northland regions. 

Rodney Local Board chair and volunteer firefighter, Phelan Pirrie, speaks to Jesse. 

Flooding in Kumeū today.

Flooding in Kumeū today. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

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