Photo: RNZ/Alan Gibson
There are now no MetService rain warnings in place in the North Island, but people are unaccounted for after a landslide at a Mt Maunganui campsite, the search continues for a man swept away in floodwaters in Auckland and two people are still missing after a landslide in Bay of Plenty.
The National Emergency Management Agency said the number of households estimated to be without electricity had halved from around 16,000 overnight down to about 8400 at 9.20am.
The majority of outages are in the eastern Waikato, and significant pockets in Northland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, and TairΔwhiti.
Restoration efforts continue with road access a limiting factor on the Coromandel Peninsula.
State Highway 2 remains closed near Paeroa in the Hauraki District and SH25 is shut in
Continue Reading on RNZ
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.