Flooding - Nov 15 2016

Flooding in Marlborough. Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal

Marlborough. Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal

Water is swept out of the Petone Working Man's Club on 15 November 2016. Photo: RNZ / Aaron Smale

Water is swept out of the Petone Working Man's Club on 15 November 2016. Photo: RNZ / Aaron Smale

Flooding on Udy Street in Petone. Photo: RNZ / Aaron Smale

A cordon is in place in Petone. Photo: RNZ / Aaron Smale

A cordon is in place in Petone. Photo: RNZ / Aaron Smale

Flooding in Titahi Bay. Photo: RNZ / Aaron Smale

Landslide near Porirua. Photo: Supplied / Andrew Fleming

Slip on State Highway 1. Photo: NZTA

Mudslide in the suburb of Whitby, near Porirua. Photo: Claire Johnstone

Flooding in Whitby, near Porirua. Photo: Claire Johnstone

Flooding on State Highway 6 near Havelock. Photo: NZTA

Flooding on State Highway 6 near Havelock. Photo: NZTA

Flooding on State Highway 6 near Havelock. Photo: NZTA

Flooding on State Highway 6 near Havelock. Photo: NZTA

Ronga road between Blenheim and Belson is closed due to flooding. Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal

Traffic backs up in Paremata. Photo: Supplied

Traffic heading north of Wellington. State Highway 1 ahead is closed. Photo: RNZ / Ceinwen Curtis

Traffic trying to get to Lower Hutt at the Ngauanga Interchange. Photo: RNZ / Ceinwen Curtis

Flooding in Lower Hutt. Photo: RNZ / Mava Enoka

Flooding in Lower Hutt. Photo: RNZ / Mava Enoka

Traffic trying to get to Lower Hutt north of Ngauranga interchange. Photo: RNZ / Ceinwen Curtis

Floodwaters affect a house in Lower Hutt suburb Waiwhetu. Photo: Supplied / Peter Fraser

Flooding on Udy Street in Petone. Photo: RNZ / Aaron Smale

Cars trapped by flooding on State Highway 2 northbound from Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Kate Gudsell

Cars trapped by flooding on State Highway 2 northbound from Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Kate Gudsell

Flooding at Koromiko just outside Picton. This is the highway from Picton to Blenheim. Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal

Koromiko farm on highway between Picton and Blenheim. Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal

Flooding on SH1 north of Plimmerton this morning. Photo: NZTA

Wellington is being hit by wild weather after being shaken by the 7.5 magnitude Hanmer Springs quake. Photo: RNZ / Glen Scanlon

Flooding at Whitby, north of Wellington, this morning. Photo: RNZ / Kirsten Johnstone

Flooding at Whitby, north of Wellington, this morning. Photo: RNZ / Kirsten Johnstone

Flooding in the Whitby area north of Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Kirsten Johnstone

Flooding at Whitby, north of Wellington, this morning. Photo: RNZ/Kirsten Johnstone

Flooding has closed State Highway 1 to northbound traffic. Photo: NZTA