Bay of Plenty hit by heavy rain
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The Bay of Plenty has been lashed with heavy rain east of Whakatāne.
More than 200 millimetres of rain is expected to make landfall across the Bay of Plenty today.
MetService has warned this could be an "extreme" weather event which could cause surges in river levels and significant flooding.
Lisa Glass from the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group spoke to Corin Dann.