A 17 year old man was killed on the night of 30/06 when when the car he was driving left State Highway 1, just south of Kawakawa and plunged into a flooded river. The passenger in the car escaped injury.

There was severe flooding in some parts.

State Highway 16 between Kumeu and Helensville was closed due to flooding. State Highway 16 between Muriwai and Parakai was closed.

Many houses, garages and properties around the region were flooded. The water was coming up into houses and trickling down into houses.

The Northerner train was delayed for four hours on the 1st. The rail line north of Henderson was scoured out in two places.

The Auckland Central Fire Service responded to more than 160 calls.

Rivers and streams that overtopped their banks included: Hingaia Stream, Oratia Stream, Opanuku Stream, Meola Creek, Oakly Creek, the Kaipara River Catchment, and the Kumeu River.

Streams in Henderson and Taupaki area overflowed and some homes were evacuated until the water receded.

Opanuku Stream did considerable damage to a motor camp on Edmonton Road and atleast one caravan was swept away.

At Mt Roskill, children's clothing and imported yarn worth between $20,000 and $100,000 ($96,200-$480,800 2010 dollars) was ruined when floodwater swept through the the Stoddard Road factory. A creek had overflowed and flooded the factory to a depth of 0.29 metres.

There were floodwaters up to a metre deep in the badly damaged Orakei Maori Church in Tamaki Drive.

At Clevedon, 15 yachts were carried away by a swollen river.

In Henderson, two streams burst their banks and threatened homes.

Some homes were evacuated.

Opanuku Stream did considerable damage at the Tui Glen motor camp, where at least one campervan was washed away.

A woman was taken to hospital after she was hit on the leg by a piece of wood being carried along by the rushing water.

A planned subdivision at Huapai was 1m under water.

Many commercial firms on Tamaki Drive were flooded.

Flood waters up to 1m deep damaged a Church on Tamaki Drive.

Homes in Mount Albert were flooded by Oakley Creek.

Homes in Mount Roskill were flooded by Oakley Creek.

At a Mt Roskill factory, childrens clothing and imported yarn worth $20,000-$100,000 ($94,000-$472,000 2008 dollars) was ruined by flood waters.

Caravans at Tui Glen Caravan Park were evacuated. One caravan was washed away by the flooded Oratia Stream.

Streams in the Taupaki area overflowed.

A house at Taupaki was evacuated by helicopter.

An Air Force helicopter plucked four people from a house after they had been stranded for most of the day by swirling flood waters. Water swirled through the house to a depth of more than a foot (0.3 m).

Heavy rain washed out the road to Port Charles. Port Charles and Port Jackson were still isolated due to road closures on the 4th.

State Highway 25 was closed due to slips between Whitianga and Coromandel. There was a slip on the Kopu-Hikuai Road (State Highway 25A) which was closed for a period of time as was the Tapu-Coroglen Road.

Three homes had water covered carpets in the township and rising creek waters lapped around buildings.

A fisherman lost his boat after it was swamped by rain then broke its mooring.

Virtually all roads in the Coromandel area were closed on the 2nd.

The flood cut off telephone links to the south.

The Ohinemuri River flooded at Paeroa and closed State Highway 25 through the Karangahake Gorge for two hours.

Several bridge approaches were washed away and there was no chance of private traffic getting up to Stony Bay for a long time.

There was flooding which isolated Whitianga on the night of the 1st.