New Zealand’s capital begins clean-up of ‘hardest hit areas’ after flash floods triggered by heavy rain

NewsWorldAustralasiaNew Zealand’s capital begins clean-up of ‘hardest hit areas’ after flash floods triggered by heavy rainNation's weather forecaster predicted more thunderstorms, accompanied by very heavy rain, for parts of North Island ‌including Wellington on SundayReuters Sunday 19 April 2026 05:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960496","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/new-zealand-wellington-flash-floods-b2960496.html","title":"New Zealand’s capital begins clean-up of ‘hardest hit areas’ after flash floods"}}(Getty)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}A clean-up began ​in New Zealand's capital Wellington after fl...