Waikawa Beach Rd farmers were trapped at home after their farm and six others flooded on Thursday and Friday, something that hasn't happened in summer for over a decade.
On Friday the sun was shining over Waikawa Beach but the Tararua Ranges received heavy rain, causing Craig and Claire Partridge's farm to transform into a massive flowing river.
The couple have been living at the farm since June 2016 and said it had flooded four times since then but flooding in summer was something that hadn't been seen in the area for more than 14 years.
Mr Partridge said he "religiously" watches the weather report every night for this very reason.