In photos: The Auckland storm and its aftermath

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Northland, Auckland and Coromandel woke on Wednesday to more heavy rain, damaging winds and flooding.

Four people have been killed since floods began on Friday afternoon, and red heavy rain warnings and watches remain for much of the country on Wednesday.

Here’s a look at some of the damage.

Wednesday

Eden Park practice ground in Kingsland is underwater.

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Eden Park practice ground in Kingsland is underwater.

Flooding on Parish Rd in Sandringham.

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Flooding on Parish Rd in Sandringham.

Flooding on Brewster Ave in Mt Albert.

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Flooding on Brewster Ave in Mt Albert.

Cars trapped by a slip on Marine Parade in Bayswater, on the North Shore of Auckland.

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Cars trapped by a slip on Marine Parade in Bayswater, on the North Shore of Auckland.

Floodwaters on Brewster Ave were high enough for Aucklanders to kayak.

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Floodwaters on Brewster Ave were high enough for Aucklanders to kayak.

A large slip blocks the road along Tamaki Drive, Auckland.

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A large slip blocks the road along Tamaki Drive, Auckland.

Heavy flooding around Onehunga Bay Reserve and Beachcroft Ave Onehunga after overnight rain in Northland and Auckland.

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Heavy flooding around Onehunga Bay Reserve and Beachcroft Ave Onehunga after overnight rain in Northland and Auckland.

Flooding in Devonport after a night of torrential rain in Auckland.

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Flooding in Devonport after a night of torrential rain in Auckland.

Flooding in Devonport.

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Flooding in Devonport.

Flooding in Wairau Valley on Auckland's North Shore after a night of heavy rain.

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Flooding in Wairau Valley on Auckland’s North Shore after a night of heavy rain.

The driveway of this Blockhouse Bay property is back to looking like a river on Wednesday.

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The driveway of this Blockhouse Bay property is back to looking like a river on Wednesday.

Flooding around the Fresh Collective in Mt Albert on Wednesday.

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Flooding around the Fresh Collective in Mt Albert on Wednesday.

Brewster Ave was under water on Wednesday.

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Brewster Ave was under water on Wednesday.

Water streaming into a garden in Auckland's Blockhouse Bay at 6am on Wednesday.

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Water streaming into a garden in Auckland’s Blockhouse Bay at 6am on Wednesday.

Flooding on Universal Drive, Henderson.

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Flooding on Universal Drive, Henderson.

A tree down on Russell Rd near Oakura, Northland on Tuesday was cleared away by crews.

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A tree down on Russell Rd near Oakura, Northland on Tuesday was cleared away by crews.

Flooding at Hikuai on the Coromandel, a pitstop that is now far more isolated with the closure of the SH25A over the range to Thames.

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Flooding at Hikuai on the Coromandel, a pitstop that is now far more isolated with the closure of the SH25A over the range to Thames.

Luxury homes teeter on cliff edges

Slips and flood damage around Maritime Tce Birkenhead and Little Shoal bay.

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Slips and flood damage around Maritime Tce Birkenhead and Little Shoal bay.

A property above the motorway leading to the Auckland Harbour Bridge sits close to the edge of a cliff after a slip.

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A property above the motorway leading to the Auckland Harbour Bridge sits close to the edge of a cliff after a slip.

The carpark at Bayswater's Ocean Breeze Hotel has slipped into the ocean overnight.

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The carpark at Bayswater’s Ocean Breeze Hotel has slipped into the ocean overnight.

Drone visuals illustrate the damage and cliff erosion around Colwill Rd, Massey, on Tuesday.

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Drone visuals illustrate the damage and cliff erosion around Colwill Rd, Massey, on Tuesday.

A million-dollar property on Buckley Track in Paremoremo is near the edge of a cliff.

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A million-dollar property on Buckley Track in Paremoremo is near the edge of a cliff.

A house worth $4.9m on Greenhithe's Rahui Rd close to the edge after slips.

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A house worth $4.9m on Greenhithe’s Rahui Rd close to the edge after slips.

Landslide in front of a home on St Stephen’s Rd in Parnell.

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Landslide in front of a home on St Stephen’s Rd in Parnell.

Tuesday

An Auckland resident cleans up after the storm on Tuesday.

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An Auckland resident cleans up after the storm on Tuesday.

A slip caused a tree to take out power lines on Scenic Dr in Swanson on Tuesday.

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A slip caused a tree to take out power lines on Scenic Dr in Swanson on Tuesday.

Residents in Mangere Bridge, Auckland, dump belongings into skips as they clean up their homes.

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Residents in Mangere Bridge, Auckland, dump belongings into skips as they clean up their homes.

Contractors in Auckland block access to a stretch of Scenic Drive after a falling tree caused damage on Tuesday.

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Contractors in Auckland block access to a stretch of Scenic Drive after a falling tree caused damage on Tuesday.

In Auckland, a Pukekohe market gardener said he lost 20-30% of his onions that had been left to dry in fields.

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In Auckland, a Pukekohe market gardener said he lost 20-30% of his onions that had been left to dry in fields.

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