People in the upper North Island are hoping for a bit of sun today as they soak up the water and clear the debris left by yesterday's torrential rain and floods. Auckland recorded more than a month's worth of rain in a little over an hour before the storm moved on to Waikato and Coromandel. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded, with Fire and Emergency getting over 300 calls for help, while the downpour caused widespread road closures across the upper North Island. Our producer Ellie Jay headed out just as the rain started to ease. She filed this report.
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