A heavy downpour of rain this morning has caused flooding in Pāpāmoa. 

Residents of Dickson Road and Longview Drive woke to find their roads flooded at around 6am.

Local resident Janine Bjerring says the flooding occurred on Dickson Road between Alexander Place and Douglas Place.

"It happened between 5.45am and 6.30am. It (the water) was up to the fence line."

She said the fire service came and unblocked the drains along the road.

"The water drained fairly quickly after the firefighters cleared the drains."

Fire and Emergency New Zealand responded to a car stuck in flood water, according to a spokesperson.

"We responded at 6.45am," the spokesperson said.

A spokesperson for MetService said the rain is expected to continue into the early afternoon.

"It will be a wet afternoon," the spokesperson said.

The flooding at the junction of Dickson Road and Longview Drive was caused by a short period of very heavy rain, Tauranga City Council drainage services manager Radleigh Cairns said.

 “The rain peaked at approximately. 25mm an hour that looks to have been in excess of the one in 10-year event the network is designed for.”

Once the rain eased, Cairns said the network could clear the flooded area quickly.

“The level of the Wairakei is currently high and Grant Place weir is fully open to enable excess stormwater to flow to the sea.”

Tauranga City Council advise residents to take care around the outlets at Harrison’s Cut and Grant Place while flow rates are increased, Cairns said.