Driver escapes darkness of car swamped in floodwaters
'It was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.'
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Gisborne cut off: Homes evacuated, power cut off, after torrential rain on East Coast
Residents were evacuated overnight and hundreds are still without power.
Washed away: Raging East Coast floodwaters claim coastal home
Civil Defence official tells East Coasters to brace for another rough night
'Lucky' to be alive: Person swept away down river, workers choppered to safety
Flood-prone East Coast residents urged to evacuate now or 'prepare to ride out the storm'.
Gisborne highway reopening briefly ahead of further rain tonight
'There are large areas of flooding, slips, washouts and other hazards along the route.'
'Worst since Bola' on coast - State of Emergency and more heavy rain expected
A severe weather warning is in place for Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and Taupō.
'The bridge is gone': Heavy rainfall collapses bridge, floods properties on East Coast
Mayor Rehette Stoltz said Tokomaru Bay had been 'cut in half' due to damage on the bridge.
Flooding at Anaura Bay
Heavy flooding in Anaura Bay, Gisborne District. Video / Fontz Davoren / Uawa Civil Defence - Tolaga Bay East Coast / Julie Siemonek
Flooding seen in Wellington after heavy rain
It comes a day after the upper North Island was hit by wet and wild weather.
'Most extreme I've done': Rescue chopper pilot tells of dangerous night flight in storm to save five people on Enchanter
Northland Rescue Helicopter pilot speaks about the Enchanter fishing boat rescue operation
Sinking of the Enchanter: A community in shock after ill-fated trip to the 'Everest of fishing'
The sinking of the Enchanter tore through its home port of Mangonui.
Watch: Wreck of sunken fishing boat Enchanter shown in new footage
The footage was shot from a helicopter involved in the rescue.
New warnings of flooding, lightning and isolated tornado in Auckland
Weather Watch says thunderstorms are making their way over Auckland suburbs.
Wild weather: How an Auckland home flooded in 30 minutes
'Now we're just having a few beers, there's nothing else you can do really.'
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on her street flooding during Auckland deluge
Several schools have been forced to close due to flooding.
Focus: Huge thunderstorm causes flooding chaos in North Island
Huge thunderstorm causes flooding chaos in North Island. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: WeatherWatch head forecaster on wild weather
WeatherWatch head forecaster Phillip Duncan on wild weather. Video / NZ Herald
Flooding chaos - huge thunder storm causes havoc; 4000 lightning strikes
Many parts of the North Island are bearing the brunt of thunderstorms and torrential rain.