Fire and Emergency crews continue to assist people in Auckland, Waikato, and the Bay of Plenty with weather related call outs.

Fire and Emergency’s Communication Centres have received 348 calls in the past 24 hours. 273 of these calls were from Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.

In Auckland, including Waitemata, Auckland city, and Counties Manukau, there were 146 incidents which included:

• Nine

rescues (trapped in houses, cars and as

a result of car crashes)

• Seven

priority one (where there is confirmed risk

to people)

• 26

priority two (where there is a potential

risk to people)

In the Waikato there were 70 incidents which included:

• Two

rescues

• Two

priority one

• 31

priority two

In the Bay of Plenty there were 57 incidents which included:

• Five

rescues

• Five

priority one

• 14

priority two

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