Photo: Charlotte Stevens
The heavy rain has hit Auckland and Northland, causing chaos for passengers.
Plenty, Taranaki, Waikato, Northland and the top of the South Island also have methaservice meteorological warnings and watches on Friday.
Top employees of the South Island and the West Costa also monitored heavy rains at night – brought to our back by a deep crossing the sea of Tasmania.
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