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Fresh warnings of heavy downpours have been issued as rain spreads over Northland, parts of the Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne
Northland’s east coast was bracing a for “lot more rain” just days after parts of the region were flooded.
MetService says all orange warning areas have a moderate risk of being upgraded to red warnings.
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