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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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There are also reports of flooding in Henderson Valley, West Auckland, this morning.

The area was among those badly affected late last week, and the saturated soils struggled to drain the latest… Audio

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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Audio

Auckland has had more heavy rain, after record-breaking rainfall on Friday caused deadly slips and flooding.

Cathy O'Sullivan is in Northcote and has had a slip at the back of her property.

She said… Audio

The advice from Auckland Emergency Management to Aucklanders is for people to act immediately if they see rising water, due to how quickly flooding can happen. 

They say anyone who sees rising water… Audio

Auckland has been pummeled with rain after a storm system passed Northland overnight.

A red rain warning was in place for Orewa North until 8am on Wednesday and in Auckland, an Orange warning was in… Audio

Heavy rain has now is hitting Auckland after moving across Northland overnight.

Around 40 millimetres of rain has fallen across the supercity since yesterday afternoon, with MetService warning… Audio

Heavy rain is hitting Auckland, with the city wary after intense flooding on Friday.

A band of rain passed over the city around 6am on Wednesday morning.

RNZ's Jeremy Rees spoke to Corin Dann from… Audio

A heavy rain band is now  hitting Auckland after moving across Northland overnight.

We're hearing it has been bucketing down in parts of the city.

Power is out to some in rural parts to the city's… Audio

Around Auckland the clean up from Friday's deluge continues it was a double whammy for those living on one Auckland street. . Residents in Ponsonby's Tawariki Street told our producer Mahvash Ikram… Audio

For the latest on the weather overnight Nathan Rarere was joined by metservice meteorologist John Crouch. Audio

Here in Auckland, it's been raining most of the night.. Let's go now to our reporter Mohammad Alafeshat who is just north of the city in Orewa. Audio