What happened when the heavens opened on Auckland

For a few hours on Monday morning, Tāmaki Makaurau experienced some of the worst rain on record, and The Spinoff looks at how Aucklanders dealt with it. More than 4,000 lightning strikes were recorded in the Auckland and lower Northland regions, with more than 700 in the space of five minutes. Meanwhile, footage shared on social media showed roads around Auckland CBD and Queen Street partially underwater.