It’s Friday afternoon, January 27, 2023. For those in the north of New Zealand, it’s the start of the Auckland Anniversary weekend public holiday.

But for many, it’s about to become a harrowing, traumatic experience which will claim the lives of four people, and leave thousands without a roof over their head.

1News Explains takes you through the first 24 hours of flooding, and the aftermath it left behind.
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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:35 January 27, 2023

05:01 January 28, 2023

07:04 The Aftermath
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