A Hawke's Bay campground is being evacuated due to the risk of a landslide, and Tairawhiti civil defence is warning people to prepare for a weekend of heavy rain.
People at the Clifton Motor Camp were told yesterday to leave with rain forecast from later today.
Most of the North Island from Manawatu to Northland is under a heavy rain watch today.
RNZ journalist Lauren Crimp joins Kathryn with the latest information.
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