Peter Grahame/Supplied A bus travels through floodwaters in Auckland. (File photo) Red heavy rain warnings and watches remain for much of the country, including already saturated and flood-stricken parts of Auckland, Coromandel and Bay...

SH1 at the Brynderwyn Hills remains closed, with motorists having to detour around Mangawhai and Waipū. Northland’s “shocking roading infrastructure” has again come under fire following torrential rain which closed the main state highway...