It's been a stormy night in the north of the country with thunderstorms peppered parts of Auckland, the Coromandel and Northland.
Coromandel soaked up the most rainfall - about 80 millimetres - while the MetService said Warkworth and Waitakere were among the harder hit areas closer to Auckland.
Right now there is an area of rain between Auckland and Kaitaia, with thunderstorms expected to impact that region through the morning.
Fire and Emergency are reporting it fielded about 60 111 calls from Auckland and Northland overnight.
Forty-five roads across Auckland remain closed today as a result of slips and flood damage with Auckland Transport saying they have been working around the clock to get them reopened.
Last night the South Eastern highway was closed, as is a section of Great north Road.
Buses are operating, but there are delays for many as they have needed to take alternative routes. Trains are not be running today with rail replacement buses operating on all lines,.
There are a number of slips along the rail network with the eastern, western and southern likely to provide a reduced timetable on Wednesday.
Near Auckland, State Highway 2 is closed from Pokeno to Mangatarata, and between Mangatawhiri and Maramarua.
State Highway 1 is blocked between Brynderwyn and Waipu.
Up North, State Highway 1 is closed near Mangamuka Gorge and near Ruakaka.
In Waitomo, a slip has blocked State Highway 37 between Hangatiki and Waitomo Caves - there's no detour because of flooding.
In Coromandel, State Highway 25 is closed between Waiomu and Tapu, and Coromandel and Whitianga, while State Highway 25A is blocked from Kopu to Hikuai
Ken Cooper is running the FENZ Region coordination centre in Auckland.
He spoke to Kim Hill.
