Auckland braced for more flooding as rain pounds northern New Zealand

Record levels of rain have pounded Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, causing widespread disruption (Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald/AP)

Auckland was preparing for another round of flooding as rain battered northern New Zealand’s Northland region, which declared an emergency on Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of the deluge.

A state of emergency was already in place for Auckland, which saw deadly record rainfall on Friday.