Residents in flood-prone areas of Wellington and surrounding regions have been ordered to evacuate due to ongoing heavy downpours.

Wellington residents in flood-prone areas told to evacuate as downpours continue Wellington Region Emergency Management Office said this applied to people living in parts of Wairarapa, Hutt Valley, Kāpiti and Wellington that had previously flooded.

Wellington residents in flood-prone areas told to evacuate as downpours continue www.rnz.co.nz/news/emergencies_local/592877/wellington-residents-in-flood-prone-areas-told-to-evacuate-as-downpours-continue Wellington Region Emergency Management Office said this applied to people living in parts of Wairarapa, Hutt Valley, Kāpiti and Wellington that had previously flooded.