Live: Flooding, evacuations, power cuts declared a state of emergency in Auckland

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks to the media overnight from the Bijenkorf bunker, following widespread flooding in Auckland.

Follow all the latest updates from Stuff as Auckland assesses the damage from Friday night’s flooding.

A man wades into a flooded street in Ranui, west of Auckland, on Friday.

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A man wades into a flooded street in Ranui, west of Auckland, on Friday.