Weather latest with WeatherWatch head forecaster Philip Duncan
Flooding in Queenstown forced some residents to evacuate overnight as a major winter storm battered the South Island. There are now heavy rain watches for Northland, Auckland, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty - while strong wind watches are in place for Wairarapa and the Canterbury High Country. Weatherwatch head forecaster Philip Duncan spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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