He says the weather front will now move south and the risk to Auckland has diminished. However heavy rain watches are still in place for many parts of the country.

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15 Feb: The low pressure system is far from finished - hauling a plethora of weather elements our way

15 Feb: The North Island is continuing to get a battering from the weather this weekend

15 Feb: Two regions, Otorohanga and Waipa, have been placed under states of emergency as wild weather hits the north island

15 Feb: The weather's intensifying over eastern parts of the North Island - with a potentially hazardous deluge on the cards

14 Feb: Otorohanga and Tairawhiti are in the path of bad weather this weekend

14 Feb: Heavy swells are on the horizon for Wellington and Wairarapa - for the coming days

14 Feb: Otorohanga resident are still assessing the devastation caused by last night's heavy downpours

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