It's been another wet night for much of the East Coast, with heavy rain warnings in place for Coromandel, Tai Rāwhiti and Hawkes Bay.
Sixty-four homes were evacuated in Tokomaru Bay yesterday evening with a debris dam threatening to break.
There's more to come, with intense downpours expected throughout the North Island until Mid-Saturday.
MetService meteorologist Lewis Ferris spoke to Guyon Espiner.
