New Zealand / Weather

Heavy rain sweeps North Island - in pictures

13:13 pm on 5 April 2017

Heavy rain has caused slips, rising rivers and road closures in the North Island, and homes have been flooded in Auckland, Waikato, the Coromandel.

Dozens of people left low-lying areas in Whanganui and Rangitikei districts on Tuesday night as the areas declared states of emergency and prepared for significant flooding.

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