A Fire Service spokesman said there had been no further flood-related calls since about 1am, after receiving 62 calls to incidents around Tauranga and 23 around Waihi Beach prior to that.
A Severe Weather Warning remains in place for the region, with bands of heavy rain and the chance of thunderstorm.
Waihi Beach Rd remains closed.
Nearly 70 people were rescued from the Waihi Beach Top 10 Holiday Resort, including a 12-year-old girl suffering from shock.
Firefighters carried out owner Ian Smith using a rope line because the water had reached 50 to 70cm deep and was flowing fast.
"Some of them were quite upset - there was one girl of about 12 who was showing signs of shock," said Smith.
A bridge in the small Bay of Plenty town was washed out and a car was caught in slips along nearby Trig Rd.
Two young women were rescued from the roof of their car after they became stuck in floodwaters on Waihi Beach Rd. Another woman in another car was also rescued.
Responding to reports of a slip on Waihi Beach Rd, the fire service found another car caught in the slip with the motor running and the back window kicked out.
Police later found the occupants safe.
Bay of Plenty residents were braced for a second night of flooding as torrential rain continued last night.
Sandbags were distributed to owners of waterlogged homes in Mt Maunganui after floodwaters reached 1m deep.
Fire chiefs set up a welfare centre in Tauranga for flood evacuees.
Tauranga City Council spokesman Frank Begley said hardest-hit areas were Mt Maunganui, Papamoa and Otumoetai.
Mt Maunganui resident Barry Snow was about to go swimming at the local hot pools when he realised the pool had come to him.
"I swung my legs to get out of bed and the water went halfway up my leg," the 73-year-old said.
"I then opened the garage door and a river shot right through. My shoes floated out on to the back yard. It is unbelievable. I have never seen anything like it."
Tay St resident Joanne Miller said her 19-year-old son alerted the family after water began gushing into his bedroom.
"It was up over the beds. We are just trying to get the electricity turned off because we had a guitar, lamps, computers, projectors and televisions in the lounge."
Firefighters spent two hours pumping water from their home.
The owner of Aquarius Motor Inn, Kevin Wootten, said guests alerted him to the flooding about 5am.
"Half our units were flooded. It was torrential. You couldn't really sleep. I was coming and going. It teemed down, then another [downpour] would come on.
"I think the drought's broken," Wootten said.
A deluged stopped the Four Nations hockey series at the Mount. Korea were leading New Zealand 1-0 at the time, and took the match 5-1 after play resumed.
High tide just before 9 last night caused flooding in Waihi Beach, where residents of a dozen homes called for help.
Calls for help also came in from Katikati, where a home was flooding and the roof of the community arts centre was leaking.
In the 24 hours to 6 o'clock last night, 153mm of rain fell in the coastal Bay of Plenty region, and more downpours are forecast for today.
Weatherwatch analyst Phil Duncan said West Auckland was also hit with a torrential rain that caused surface flooding in areas including Helensville and Westgate.
"It was 30-40cm deep across the road. It went up to my car door when I drove through it, and it came within minutes. It was incredibly heavy.
"There was surface flooding but it has been manageable.
"It was very borderline (to causing damage) because this was pretty intense stuff."
- Herald on Sunday
