Rain is easing across Northland, which was battered by the cyclone over the weekend.
A Whangarei weather station has recorded 334 millimetres since Saturday evening and people near rivers in the CBD were told to evacuate before high tide today.
Whangarei mayor Vince Cocurullo says it looks like they are through the worst of it.
Seven North Island regions are now in a state of emergency, with Whakatane and Waikato joining the list this afternoon.
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