Auckland floods

Tongan brothers in Auckland band together to clean up the community

Tagata Pasifika reports George Tui’pulotu and his two siblings run Building Brothers Construction and together they’ve offered up their weekends to provide labour to clear out affected homes.

“For those who do not have insurance we are offering free labour on the weekend, personally,” George says.

“However, if you do have insurance, don’t count us out to repair or restore your affected households.

“One of our core values is being of service to the public especially in times of need and lending a hand to people where we can,” he says.

Flood-hit families left homeless

Water surged through the New Lynn flats and swept across a road, pushing vehicles down a driveway in flooding that inundated more than 320 homes across the city.

Civil Defence said all the floodwaters had now receded after the big dump of rain.

Operations manager Aaron Davis told Morning Report they had housed 18 people overnight, and were continuing to help them get back on their feet.