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Hundreds of homes are without power, an emergency housing complex has flooded, and a highway may close as intense rain lasted the north. Audio
Photo: Charlotte Stevens
Heavy rain has been hitting Auckland and Northland causing chaos for commuters.
The Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Waikato, Northland and the top of the South Island also have MetService weather warnings and watches in place for Friday.
Officials across the top of the South Island and the West Coast were also monitoring heavy rainfall into the night - brought to our shores by a deep low crossing the Tasman Sea.
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