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The upper half of the North Island is in line for severe thunderstorms and accompanying downpours while evacuations are underway in a Marlborough township.
MetService forecasts a ‘second wave’ of heavy rain for the West Coast, along with snow, thunderstorms and strong winds.
Civil Defence is warning people to