A slip sent mud and debris across this driveway on the Otago Peninsula near the Cove and down on to Portobello Road. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

A pedestrian attempts to navigate the flooded Portobello Road. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

Sandbagging in Cranley St, Tainui. Photo: Craig Baxter : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

Mud across the road at Macandrew Bay. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

Flooding at Concord. Photo: Gerard O'Brien : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

A car negotiates a flooded Bayview Road. Photo: Debbie Porteous : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

Bayview Road this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

Evacuated resident Kim Thompson. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

The evacuation centre at St Clair Golf Club. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

A flooded Tonga Park this morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

A car negotiates Forbury Rd. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

People fill sandbags at the Junction Cafe, on the corner of Hargest Crescent and Richardson St, in St Clair. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South

A stormwater drain gushing water on Forbury Rd, St Clair. Photo: Debbie Porteous : 'Worst is over': MetService downgrades rain warning for South