Auckland deputy mayor briefed on emergency as more rain falls

From Morning Report, 8:35 am on 1 February 2023

Auckland remains under an orange heavy rain warning after around 80 millimetres of rain fell overnight. 

A sinkhole opened up in Swanson last night, taking out power lines, and outages have been reported in other suburbs too. 

Auckland's deputy Mayor Desley Simpson has been in briefings with emergency management.

She spoke to Kim Hill.