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Cyclone Cook: What you need to know

21:54 pm on 14 April 2017

All weather warnings associated with Cyclone Cook have been lifted as the storm moves southward.

Satellite imagery from MetService shows the storm's position about 10pm Thursday. Photo: MetService

Thousands of homes were hit by power cuts overnight, with heavy rain and strong winds causing slips and bringing down trees.

MetService said there had been significant rainfall in the 12 hours to Thursday evening, including 64mm in Tauranga, 65mm in Waipapa and 37mm in Whakatāne.

READ the full story or follow our LIVE blog for updates as they happen. Here is a summary of what you need to know:

Traffic and travel

Severe weather warnings

Civil Defence

Bay of Plenty

Hawke's Bay

Gisborne / Tairāwhiti

Coromandel

Wellington

Waikato

Tasman

Check the Whakatāne District Council's map of cordons in Edgecumbe:

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