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Two evacuation centres have been opened in the Wairoa District after heavy rain caused flooding in parts of the region overnight.
Three people had to be rescued from their cars after becoming stuck in floodwaters south of Nūhaka in the early hours of the morning.
Wairoa remains cut off with State Highway Two closed in both directions.
Juanita Savage is the Wairoa District Civil Defence Controller - and she's just had an update from officials.
Savage spoke to Susie Ferguson.