NZ cleans up after severe storm
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In New Zealand, a rugby club which has been devastated by two floods, is celebrating after its clubrooms escaped further damage in a large storm overnight.
But our New Zealand correspondent, Kerri Ritchie, says many parts of the country have been affected and the clean-up is underway.
The storm brought down trees and power lines in the north island.
Some towns received 160 millimetres of rain overnight.
The Kaeo Rugby club has been fundraising for a year to fix its clubrooms after two floods.
Club stalwart, Claire Ball, says they were fearing the worst last night.
"It was touch and go and we thought the river would break its banks but nowhere near as bad as we were predicting, no," she said.
She says the club can now lay a flood-proof concrete floor this weekend.
The heavy rain is expected to continue for the next few days.
