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Flooding cuts Coromandel roads
Some parts of the Coromandel Peninsula are still cut off by flooding following torrential downpours.

North Island set for soaking
Parts of the North Island are set for a soaking today, with up to 140mms of rain expected to fall in some areas.

Warnings of strong winds, heavy rains
Northland and Auckland could be in for wind gusts of 120km an hour and a small tornado while heavy rains are set to hit further south.

Flood warning for Waikato as seven-day low moves in
A large depression is moving towards the central North Island and Waikato, bringing with it plenty of rain.

Red dust storm dumped 3m tonnes of soil in Tasman
At one point, an average of 75,000 tonnes of dust was being dumped each hour into the Tasman Sea, researchers say.

Thunderstorms for North Island tonight
The North Island has been warned to expect more thunderstorms tonight, and possibly tornadoes as well.

Tornado tears into country homes
When the Fire Service called John Weatherley and told him there was a problem at home he thought his house must have burned down.

Wall of storms on the way
A wall of thunderstorms the length of New Zealand is about to hit, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, strong winds and even snow.

Windy weather set to continue
The MetService is forecasting these strong westerly winds are set to continue until Wednesday.