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We're also hearing there has been flooding again in Wairau Valley in the northshore where two people died on Friday.

Reporter Mohammad Alafeshat has visited the area.

He spoke to Kim Hill.
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National Party leader Christopher Luxon has been getting stuck in helping with the clean up from the Auckland floods.

In recent days he's visisted the emergency centres in Kelston and Sunnynook, a… Read more Audio

Some of the Government's most contentious porfolios will soon have a fresh face after the Prime Minister's first Cabinet reshuffle.

The ministers who ushered in the Three Waters reforms and overhaul… Read more Audio

While much of Northland escaped any signigficant damage last night, some areas of Whangārei were affected.

Northern Whangāruru, which regularly floods, was cut off last night - including the… Read more Audio

Auckland remains in a state of emergency, with a red rain warning still in place for the region north of Orewa until 8 o'clock this morning.

Sodden ground and overloaded wastewater systems have left… Read more Audio

The Metservice says there is still more rain to fall in Auckland. Duty forecaster Lewis Ferris says it looks like the worst of the heavy rain is starting to ease.

But he says by this afternoon it… Read more Audio

Auckland's been drenched once more this morning.

The newly appointed Auckland Minister says flood waters have risen again in the city this morning and it's a serious situation.

Michael Wood told… Read more Audio

A Mt Albert woman says there was an hour of heavy rain between five and six am, before it suddenly stopped. Susan Farquar says she was worried things would be worse than Friday and is relieved it… Read more Audio

Part of Auckland's northern motorway had to be shut completely after flooding on Wednesday morning. 

Water swelled across the road near Northcote and it was shut between Esmonde Rd and Northcote Rd.

Heavy rain has fallen across Auckland this morning causing flooding, closing roads and after passing through Northland overnight. 

The advice from Auckland Emergency Management to Aucklanders is for… Read more Audio