Clean-up continues as Cyclone Cook heads south

Cyclone Cook has passed over the North Island, bringing down trees and power lines, leaving slips and road closures in its wake.

The storm weakened as it headed south, but still brought 35mm to Christchurch's Heathcote River, which has burst its banks.

The Christchurch City Council says contractors are working to clear grates and check pumps, and are monitoring drains.

• All severe weather warnings have been lifted.
• The wild weather has brought down landslips and trees, closed roads and disrupted flights in many parts of the North Island.
• Power cuts hit thousands of homes in Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne / Tairāwhiti.
• The Whakatane District Council says people evacuated from their homes in Ohope can now return.
• The Bay of Plenty region-wide state of emergency has been lifted, a state of emergency remains in place for the Whakatane district.

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