Auckland flooding: Roads closed, transport services cancelled as harsh weather returns

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Auckland roads remain closed and public transport services are either cancelled or delayed as the city heads into day 4 of recovering from Friday’s floods.

Thirteen arterial roads, 25 local roads and six parts of both state highway 1 and 16 are either partially or fully closed due to weather damage around Tāmaki Makaurau.

Bus services are operating including rail replacements, however due to the severe weather conditions further last-minute cancellations could still happen, according to Auckland Transport.

Both the Gulf Harbour and Devonport ferries will be replaced by buses on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Fullers360 has reduced its ferry sailings to enable its boats to travel at slower speeds to avoid debris in the harbour.

Devonport services are operating once an hour to and from the city centre.

A slip near the Meadowbank train station in East Auckland

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A slip near the Meadowbank train station in East Auckland

Waiheke services are operating hourly until 7.15pm and then the usual timetable applies.

Services to Hobsonville Point, Half Moon Bay, Birkenhead and Bayswater are operating on weekend timetables.

There will be an additional 8.15pm sailing to Half Moon Bay from Auckland and 9pm from Half Moon Bay.

Gulf Harbour sailings are cancelled. Services to Rangitoto Island and Rotoroa Island are cancelled until the State of Emergency in Auckland is lifted.

The Western Line train services will only operate between Newmarket and New Lynn on a 20-minute frequency due to a further slip found near the track between Parnell and Newmarket.

Britomart remains closed as water is pumped out of the train station.

Auckland Transport acting Chief Executive Mark Lambert said Aucklanders should continue to “consider the need to travel”.

“Plan carefully, consider any detours or road closures as well as public transport options before you travel,” he said.

Lambert said to expect extended trips and reduced frequency of public transport due to road detours.

This comes as police responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Kaipara Coast Highway, around 5.50am Tuesday morning, a spokesperson said.

Britomart train station remains closed as water is pumped out. (File photo.)

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Britomart train station remains closed as water is pumped out. (File photo.)

The crash is partially blocking the road and diversions are in place at Makarau and Tuhirangi Roads, the area is expected to be completely blocked while the scene is cleared.

“Diversions are in place and motorists are advised to expect delays following a crash in Makarau this morning.”

Northland, Auckland north of Orewa, Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty will once again be hit by heavy downpours as a new weather system moves through the North Island today.

A MetService spokesperson said they were expecting between 120mm and 170mm of rain in Northland, Auckland and Coromandel and 170mm to 270mm in downpours in more localised areas.

A heavy rain warning remains in place for Auckland, and will lift at 7am on Wednesday.

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