This morning's deluge of rain has left some Tauranga streets flooded.
Just after 10am, a heavy downpour swamped the area as a slow-moving low moved over the Bay.
One resident waded out into the waters to snap some photos for SunLive, another filmed the deluge in Te Puke - watch the videos below.
There are also reports of a large slip blocking No.3 Road in Te Puke.
Below are photos of flooding in Ohauiti and Maungatapu.
Flooding in Maungatapu Road.
Flooding on Ohauiti Road.
Flooding in Ririnui Place.
A deluge of rain up the top of Te Puke Hills. Half an hour later, and it was mostly gone.
7 comments
Why
Posted on 27-03-2017 13:46 | By overit
I would like to see CITY CARE get out and clear the intakes, along the roads, of rubbish and leaves. This is why there is surface flooding. They spend many hours down in Waipuna Park, lets try something worthwhile.
Total...
Posted on 27-03-2017 17:13 | By penguin
...80 mm in Poike from Sunday to this morning - mostly through last night.
hang on a minute
Posted on 27-03-2017 17:24 | By old trucker
WHY have the (CONS)tractors not cleared the debris from the grates ,LAZY SO AND SOs,to busy sitting in cabs of trucks for 2hr smokos,they DONT CARE, and NO one to kick butt,this is what happens when you have kids on the job,Cambridge rd is bad for filthy grates,NO ONE CARES,my thoughts only,Sunlive Thankyou, 10-4 out.
Council
Posted on 27-03-2017 17:26 | By Capt_Kaveman
At its best at cleaning drains
In the middle of a torrential downpour
Posted on 27-03-2017 18:43 | By tish
at about 10am today, a City Care worker in skins was using a weed eater on the long-ish grass on the bank just south of 9th Ave corner. Maybe he would have been better utilised by his employers finding blocked drains and clearing them, instead of creating more kerbside flotsam in the downpour.
council contractors
Posted on 27-03-2017 19:23 | By dadof4tearohagirls
citycare are not the council contractors for the maintenance of roads and stormwater. higgins are the local roads contractor and downer are the local stormwater contractor. citycare are the council parks contractor for tauranga side and smart environmental are the council parks contractor for mount papamoa side. downer do the mowing for council stormwater reserves. recreational services do the walkways and pathways throughout the city and also do the council sports fields.
@dadof4tearohagirls
Posted on 28-03-2017 11:23 | By morepork
Thanks for that. So, it looks like Downer need to get on the job. There is not much point in investing in better drainage if it is then allowed to be become blocked with debris...
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