Wet and wild weather is headed south after giving the central and upper North Island a lashing on Monday and Tuesday.
A raft of severe weather warnings have eased, including for the Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne.
Heavy rain warnings however are remaining in Tongariro, the Hawke's Bay, south of Napier, Wairarapa and the Kaikōura Ranges.
Lower-level heavy rain watches are in place for Taihape and the Canterbury Hills north of Amberley.
Canterbury is feeling the effects of the rain after bad weather forced the closure of State Highway 1 near Kaikōura as well as the inland route via Mount Lyford.
In the North Island State Highway 5 from Napier to Taupō is still closed and the State Highway 53 bridge over Ruamahanga River in southern Wairarapa is closed due to flooding.
The country is beginning to look into the clean up after paddocks were turned into lakes in heavy rain.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern posted images of the flooded farmland on Facebook and said the flooding had been declared a medium scale event.
"The local Civil Defence team have been doing a huge job and after last night it just got bigger," she wrote.
"We've declared a medium scale event given the damage around Tolaga Bay especially, and that will help us get practical assistance to where it's needed.
"In the meantime, thinking of everyone who has been impacted by this one."
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