However, there's been so much rain in some areas - a four-metre deep sinkhole has opened up in Melbourne's north-western suburbs - thankfully no one has been injured.

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23 Dec: A new system to quickly open the flood prone Wairoa River to the sea is now up and running

23 Dec: Central New Zealand's in for wet and wild weather today

22 Dec: Wellington Water crews are responding to a wastewater overflow in Grenada Village which flows to the Porirua Stream

22 Dec: A call for New Zealanders to do the checks before hydrating or swimming this summer

21 Dec: The weather's looking cloudy with a chance of RAIN-deer for most of the country this Christmas

20 Dec: Vanuatu continues to rebuild one year after devastating earthquake

19 Dec: The Environmental Protection Authority says last year's 1080 operations were the largest on record

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