'Absolutely soaked': Mount residents frustrated by speeding cars during flood
Tauranga had 79mm of rain from 2am to 7pm on Monday.
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'Water is up to our knees': Flooding, crashes reported as rain pounds BOP, Rotorua
An orange warning for heavy rain is in place for Rotorua and BoP through to midnight.
Flooding in Rotorua
Surface flooding on Totara St in Glenholme. Video by Ben Fraser
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The machine is believed to be a New Zealand first.
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