30 May 2022. Kerikeri's Rainbow Falls in flood after a night of heavy rain. Video / Northern Advocate
Kerikeri proved to be the wettest place in Northland overnight as torrential downpours saturated the region.
A heavy rain watch in place for Northland is expected to lift at around 9am today. Strong wind gusts are also forecast to ease as the wild weather moves south.
A spokesperson for Metservicesaid the most rain fell in Kerikeri, where 60mm was recorded in the past 24 hours up to 7.15am today.
Kaikohe followed in Kerikeri's wake with 37mm of rainfall for the same time period.
"It's nothing extreme," the spokesperson said. "It's relatively wet and spread across the area more so in the eastern parts."
Water thunders over Rainbow Falls after more than 60mm fell overnight on the Bay of Islands town. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Although the Far North township's rainfall figures remain low, the wind gusts recorded in the elevated area topped the region.
The Metservice spokesperson said wind gusts of 100kmp/h were recorded in Kāeo around 6.30am. Strong gusts of 94kmp/h also battered the Tutukākā Harbour at 7am.
