Heavy rain has now is hitting Auckland after moving across Northland overnight.
Around 40 millimetres of rain has fallen across the supercity since yesterday afternoon, with MetService warning there's more to come.
Power is out to some in rural parts to the city's east, west and north, with no estimated restoration time yet by Vector.
A heavy red rain warning is in place until 8 this morning, while warnings across the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel will remain active throughout the day.
In Northland, the skies appear to be slowly drying up, with warnings now lifted.
The most rain fell near Whangārei Airport - about 62.5 millimetres made landfall since yesterday afternoon - with half of that falling around 9pm.
Around 550 households in Waipu are without electricity this morning, according to Northpower.
Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management chair and Far North District Council deputy mayor Kelly Stratford spoke to Kim Hill.
