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Question
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North Island town of Whakatane.
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Wellington
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South Island
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Fiordland
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Detailed explanation-1: -The regions of Northland and Auckland are currently under a state of emergency. Parts of the North Island were badly damaged by flooding only weeks ago. Northland declared a state of emergency then too over fears of unprecedented rain, but those concerns proved to be unfounded.
Detailed explanation-2: -The worst storms to affect New Zealand in the last 50 years were Cyclone Bola in March 1988, causing more than 200 million dollars of damage, and the Wahine storm (Tropical Cyclone Gisele) in 1968 in which 51 people lost their lives.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cyclone Giselle was the worst storm recorded in New Zealand’s history. It hit Cape Reinga early in the morning of 9 April 1968 and reached Wellington on the morning of 10 April.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cyclone Gabrielle is now affecting the country, bringing severe weather to northern and central New Zealand.
Detailed explanation-5: -Severe Tropical Cyclone Bola was one of the costliest cyclones in the history of New Zealand, causing severe damage as an extratropical cyclone when it passed near the country in March 1988.