The Mayor of Lower Hutt is encouraging people to check on their neighbours in the wake of major flooding today.
About 25 homes were evacuated in Stokes Valley.
Ken Laban said most of those evacuated had been placed with family or friends, with their welfare team working to place the remaining couple.
"Our greatest priority at the moment obviously, is our residents making sure they're all safe and in particular the ones who live in vulnerable situations - that are potentially living in isolated areas at the top end of George Street in Stokes Valley, a lot of our elderly who live alone."
He encouraged residents, neighbours and families to also check on people and make sure they were ok.
Earlier, Lower Hutt deputy mayor Keri Brown is urging people to leave their homes if they see rising, unsafe waters, as there is more heavy rain forecast tonight.
The Wellington region is under a MetService orange heavy rain warning until 1am Sunday.
Brown says Lower Hutt could be in for more intense localised rain, after flash flooding in Stokes Valley this morning.
"We are asking people that they prepare if they see rising waters to leave without official warning."
She says teams are monitoring the Hutt River, Waiwhetu Stream, and Black Creek in Wainuiomata - which all have the potential to flood.
Earlier, Wellington's regional emergency management office says more severe weather is expected in the area this afternoon.
An Orange Heavy Rain Warning is in force for the Tararua Range, Kapiti Coast and Wellington until 2am Sunday.
Twenty-six homes in Stokes Valley and Porirua have been evacuated today.
State Highway 58 Pāuatahanui to Haywards and State Highway 59 Paremata to Plimmerton, are closed, as is the nortbound sections of State Highway 2 Belmont to Haywards interchange. Eastern Hutt Road and Paekakariki Hill Road are also shut.
Authorities are asking people to stay off roads unless absolutely neccessary.
They say residents should not wait for official warnings, and to move to higher ground if they see rising water.
Porirua Mayor Anita Baker told RNZ it has been far worse than Cyclone Vaianu that hit the North Island last weekend.
-By RNZ