The deluge has caused flooding, slips and cracks in the road surface.

The Transport Agency confirms the road between Fox Glacier and Ross has re-opened this morning.

A state of emergency has lifted.

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02 Dec: The Coronial inquest into the death of a Christchurch father during a charity boxing match bout, begins today

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01 Dec: Two people have been injured in a serious crash in Otago, closing State Highway One near Waihola

01 Dec: Several fire appliances are responding to a blaze near a Hawke's bay refuse centre

01 Dec: A man's in critical condition after a serious incident in Porirua overnight

01 Dec: A rahui has been placed at Waipu after the death of a woman at the Waipu River mouth yesterday

30 Nov: Haka-rimata Road between Ngaruawahia and Huntly has been closed after a serious two-vehicle crash

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