Boats were blown over at an Auckland marina, fallen trees blocked roads and power was out to households across the city as a fierce storm lashed the region.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Auckland and the Hauraki Gulf this evening, with the stormy conditions likely to bring damaging.
Dredging of the highly invasive seaweed could be finished by August, but only with another $5-million-plus in government funding, a Northland council leader says.
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