While Poriua had a few centimetres of nice drenching rain to soak into the soil over the weekend, other parts of the North Island had a bit more than they really wanted, with up to 30cm (that's a whole foot!) of rain falling over the weekend.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4576045/Mop-up-begins-after-deluge - check out some of the photos - especially some of the ones from Auckland, where an extra high tide and heavy rain brought the ocean right to peoples' doorsteps
I had friends evacuated from their campsite in Taupo, and then they had drive the long way home again as the Desert Road was forced to close.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/national/4572485/Wet-wet-wet-but-worst-weather-over
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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