Braden Fastier/Nelson Mail A road inspection vehicle crosses flooding on Lord Rutherford Rd, near Brightwater on Monday. Parkes said quite a few remote weather stations in the mountains recorded more than 120mm of rain on Monday – with one at Canaan in Abel Tasman National Park reaching 177mm. Tākaka Hill recorded 86mm, and St Arnaud 60.7mm. People in Golden Bay were cut off on Monday when a slip closed State Highway 60 on Tākaka Hill about 3.30pm, but the road reopened by 9.45pm. Rocks Rd around Nelson’s waterfront was closed from 10.30am till 3.30pm on Monday as waves surged over the highway.