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The weather is looking calmer at last as New Zealanders head back to work after Easter

Cyclone Cook has been one gnarly Easter egg for surfers, offering nine-foot waves today.

Only one major route now open on peninsula.

Aucklanders were left wondering if the big storm was a fizzer but others felt its force.

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Roads are closed and slips blocking lanes across the country - check out the list here.

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Find out what's happening in your region as Cyclone Cook sweeps in.

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Check out road closures before heading out of town.

MetService Georgina Griffiths gives us an update on storm's trajectory.

Brigitte Purcell talks to Sandra Goudie regarding Coromandel preparations for Cyclone cook.

Get out now, Coromandel Peninsula coastal residents told.

Here are the latest weather updates, region by region as Cyclone Cook bears down.

A state of emergency has been declared in Thames as Cyclone Cook hits.

Child aged about 8 seen driving kids and a goat down the street in Coromandel town.

A rescue helicopter will fly the injured person to hospital.

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Ann Bunning hasn't been seen for almost two months.

Woman last seen at a Coromandel campground two months ago left her bag behind.

Two people were injured in the crash south of Thames.

Two men rescued were not wearing lifejackets.

A transgender pioneer and author died last week when his car collided with a train.

Investigators are trying to find the cause of a fire that destroyed a bach.

WATCH: A motorcyclist's frighteningly close shave on a Coromandel road has been caught on video.

Fire crews are on their way to Kennedy Bay after reports of a hillside on fire.

The homes are between Whangamata and Tairua, areas among the most affected by record-breaking rains.

The power-packed storm meteorologists have dubbed the "Tasman Tempest" dumped more rain on Auckland than typically falls for the whole of March.

A helicopter pilot organised an urgent flight for his bride to reach their wedding after she was stranded by flooding.