Aucklanders facing another gigantic clean-up job have told Newshub it's "soul-destroying" and they're feeling "defeated" as relentless rain forced them "back to square one".
It's after NIWA recorded another month's worth of rain in just 24 hours on Tuesday.
The rain overnight was relentless, with the city's already sodden land struggling to cope.
Trees toppled, banks gave way, vehicles broke down and for many residents, it was déjà vu as floodwaters swept back into homes.
Mt Roskill resident Amazonia Tuivale said her property is stuffed, with maggots all through her house.
She had some stern words for Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown.
"He so needs to do better, he needs to act like he actually cares. There are people … living in their cars. Like, I'm going to lose everything," Tuivale told Newshub.
Newshub put that to Brown's press team but we haven't heard back.
Earlier, Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson appeared on TVNZ on Wednesday morning and had a slip of the tongue during the interview.
"He's part of the problem - solution. He's aware of the problem," Simpson said on TVNZ.
A "problem" which has caused widespread devastation and has many residents demanding action.
Mt Roskill resident Nesi Lolohea told Newshub: "This is my house here. I've lived here since 1989, never seen anything like this, it's really bad."
Dairy owner Ibrahim Ismail had spent the morning trying to salvage items at his store in Mt Roskill.
"We just managed to open yesterday, but then it happened again," Ismail said.
The feeling on the ground is one of defeat.
"Very depressed. You don't know what to do," Ismail said.
In Sandringham, friends dropped off what they could to comfort loved ones.
But for many there they're still struggling to grasp the situation they're in.
"We bought this house, we put money into it. It's soul-destroying. I don't normally cry," Pallister Drive resident Artie McClelland told Newshub
McClelland's backyard had a blocked and burst stormwater drain that created a waterfall through at least four properties on Pallister Drive.
"It was just a big surge, like a tidal wave came over our property," McClelland said.
He said he and his partner have been trying to get it fixed by the Council but feel abandoned.
The waterfall caused a similar sentiment two doors down.
"Horrific. It just keeps on coming and you can't stop it," Pallister Drive resident Megan Cooley said.
Cooley and her partner spent all weekend cleaning up only to face a fresh mountain of work all over again. But the stormwater isn't their only concern.
"The house above us has a crack in its back lawn with a slump. It hasn't come down yet. I don't know how much more water it can take," Cooley said.
In Morningside, backyards have turned into swimming pools.
Most residents on Morningside's Brewster Ave evacuated on Friday, but their houses were hit once again overnight.
Some of the remaining residents Newshub spoke to say while they haven't seen anything like this, they have been warning the council about flooding issues on this street for years.
One of the residents who didn't want to be named said his focus is on his basement which is submerged.
"Overnight with this happening again, it's back to square one."
