{"id":388113,"date":"2026-04-20T02:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/388113\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T02:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T02:51:16","slug":"wellington-residents-describe-flood-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/388113\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellington residents describe flood damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Record-breaking torrential rain, 77mm in an hour, has caused significant flooding in several Wellington suburbs. Residents spoke to 1News of seeing floodwaters spilling into their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Follow 1News&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2026\/04\/20\/live-record-breaking-deluge-causes-flash-flooding-slips-across-wellington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">live updates<\/a> for the latest.<\/p>\n<p>Wendy Lindsay said she was woken up by her son when he realised there was water in the house.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wellington-flooding-wendy-lindsay-7R5EUTHXYFGR5AILDGQA77VXAI.jpg\" alt=\"Wellington resident Wendy Lindsay's home was flooded in the early hours of Monday morning.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-hi5x8q-0 cWTYyG image-metadata\">Wellington resident Wendy Lindsay&#8217;s home was flooded in the early hours of Monday morning. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was loud, the water was inside the house, and it was swooshing, so he goes, \u2018Guys do you know what\u2019s happening, there\u2019s water everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said she got up, put her feet down, made a splash, and thought, \u201cOh, we\u2019re f***ed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wellington-flooding-wendy-lindsay-PCKHZ73SFZBP7MR5KHVGUBO7SU.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Lindsay's spare fridge-freezer did not escape the water and mud that made its way through her property.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-hi5x8q-0 cWTYyG image-metadata\">Wendy Lindsay&#8217;s spare fridge-freezer did not escape the water and mud that made its way through her property. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n<p>Her and her family began to move as many things as they could higher, out of the water, but within half an hour of waking up it had begun to recede.<\/p>\n<p>Outside her home, water had got into her car and garage. The spare fridge-freezer in the garage was a mix of meat and mud.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wellington-flooding-grace-and-gracie-CK3ZFLPDDBB3XJNZVSTIVFP454.jpg\" alt=\"Gracie (left) and Grace live on the same street.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-hi5x8q-0 cWTYyG image-metadata\">Gracie (left) and Grace live on the same street. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n<p>Gracie and Grace, who live on the same street, said the torrential rain woke them up at around 3am.<\/p>\n<p>Gracie described watching the water level rise to window level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvnz.co.nz\/player\/newsclip\/vehicles-float-down-wellington-streets-as-flash-flooding-hits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vehicles float down Wellington streets as flash flooding hits \u2013 see more on TVNZ+<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur car has actually floated down the road and crashed into all of our neighbour\u2019s cars, which is great,\u201d said Grace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/grace-wellington-flooding-TKRKX6ME7BCNZHJJIANLWIA7CE.jpg\" alt=\"Mud at the front entrance of Grace's flat.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-hi5x8q-0 cWTYyG image-metadata\">Mud at the front entrance of Grace&#8217;s flat. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n<p>They each climbed out their windows and evacuated at around 4am.<\/p>\n<p>Grace\u2019s flat was \u201csomewhat submerged\u201d with mud through the front two rooms, while Gracie\u2019s was fine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/alison-stewart-bowling-club-wellington-flooding-33EUL3WCW5G7JE5IRDS6W5YUM4.jpg\" alt=\"Island Bay Bowling Club member Alison Stewart. Her husband is the club's greenkeeper.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-hi5x8q-0 cWTYyG image-metadata\">Island Bay Bowling Club member Alison Stewart. Her husband is the club&#8217;s greenkeeper. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n<p>Island Bay Bowling Club member Alison Stewart said the level of interior flooding club members arrived to in the morning was \u201cnot quite what we expected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time we\u2019ve actually seen the club itself flooded out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/island-bay-bowling-club-wellington-flooding-76APCWWPLZC2ZPKYH5XJBFPVE4.jpg\" alt=\"The Island Bay Bowling Club, underwater.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-hi5x8q-0 cWTYyG image-metadata\">The Island Bay Bowling Club, underwater. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n<p>She said there is a major cleanup ahead. At its highest, the water level reached around halfway up the doors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been about a two to three-inch level right throughout the whole club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/island-bay-bowling-club-wellington-flooding-3YLZCNLXDFHOTLVW33NJORUJMQ.jpg\" alt=\"The Island Bay Bowling Club's clubrooms did not escape the floodwaters.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-hi5x8q-0 cWTYyG image-metadata\">The Island Bay Bowling Club&#8217;s clubrooms did not escape the floodwaters. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n<p>The club was in the process of contacting its insurance company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Record-breaking torrential rain, 77mm in an hour, has caused significant flooding in several Wellington suburbs. 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