As it happened: Highway washed out, flights cancelled as rain, wind hit Wellington, Wairarapa
Rural Hawke's Bay has been hit with flooding as lower North Island faces cleanup after severe weather.
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Wellington and Wairarapa have spent the night under a red heavy rain warning, with downpours expected to continue.
Wellington was hit by widespread, damaging floods and landslides overnight on Sunday.
Authorities are urging lower North Island residents to stay off the roads and evacuate if they feel unsafe as the rain continues.
MetService said with continued rain over several days there was a possible threat to life from dangerous river conditions, significant flooding and slips.
See what happened during the day in our blog below:
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Locals are doing what they can to prepare their shops and homes for another deluge. Audio
Multiple parts of the North Island were hit by floods over the weekend.
A woman on Wright Street in the Wellington suburb of Mount Cook saw half a dozen cars floating when she looked outside her window.
Philip Sutton's Karori South Road property was hit by floodwaters and debris, which police say was hampering efforts.
"It's definitely a big event…you wouldn't have wanted to be under it, it wouldn't have been survivable." Audio
"He literally turned up to my house in bare feet", a neighbour who took in the pair said.
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