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Main roads in and out of Coromandel peninsula closed after region takes another hammering
The region was in the midst of cleaning up the aftermath of Cyclone Hale.
The region was in the midst of cleaning up the aftermath of Cyclone Hale.
Auckland is under a state of emergency after heavy rain causes widespread damage.
The Fire Service has made more than 1500 callouts to help people in need.
Rising floodwaters have left streets and homes swamped.
Rain is battering Auckland and the top of the North Island.
The wet conditions are expected to last most of the weekend.
Teen drowned after toilet stop near river.
Teen who died after losing his footing and falling into a creek.
The road was closed so police could clear a crash which injured two people.
One person has died and a search is under way for a missing person after the incident.
Six people from a group of seven were rescued but one person “was unable to be revived”.
Tairāwhiti remains in a state of emergency which Civil Defence will review on Friday.
Coastguard volunteers were 'very lucky' to find the two kayakers in darkness, high winds.
Motorists using SH25A will only be allowed to drive on the road between 7am - 7pm.
The ex-cyclone has damaged footpaths and sea banks and more chaos is on the way.
It comes as communities across the country face a clean-up after Cyclone Hale.
The whale will be reburied once weather conditions allow.
In an hour, Linda Gough saw her Tolaga Bay property covered in storm debris and water.
Civil Defence warning ex-cyclone is “potentially one of the worst ones they have seen”.
A storm surge washes away a part of Mercury Bay Boating Club's waterfront boundary.
Cyclone Hale's brunt is being felt.
Cyclone Hale's brunt is being felt.
Cyclone Hale will hit the North Island tonight - earlier than previously forecasted.
Cyclone Hale will hit the North Island tonight - earlier than previously forecasted.
Residents in flood-hit regions are being told they may need to evacuate.
More heavy rain is set to drench parts of the country.
And in the Bay of Plenty a person was critically injured in a two-vehicle smash.
Electrical storms will light up northern skies today as our sodden summer continues.
'Roads are open, the site is prepared and we are ready to party' - organisers.
Thunder and more rain forecast across the country tonight.