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Whangarei deputy mayor braces for more heavy rain

08:17 am on 18 May 2023

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Dairy farmers and others in Whangarei are bracing for yet more heavy rain today.

Metservice has issued a severe weather watch that could result in heavy rain in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Westland and Southland.

Whangarei Deputy Mayor Phil Halse, who is also a dairy farmer, says his region has already been hammered by rain and they don't want more.

He spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss.