More bad weather is bearing down on already devastated communities today, as rescues and evacuations continue.
MetService has issued heavy rain warnings for Wairarapa where many roads are impassable, homes have been flooded, and stories are emerging of local rescue efforts.
And there's also a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupo, Gisborne, and Hawkes Bay from three o'clock this afternoon until 10'clock tonight.
