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Watch: Motorists tentatively traverse Auckland motorway swamped by sea water

January 5, 2018

Auckland's Northern Motorway is reopen after flooding on the northern side just over the Harbour Bridge forced a section of it to be closed.

The flooded stretch of the SH1 passed was right beside the Waitemata Harbour.

Follow 1 NEWS NOW's live updates as wild weather lashes parts of NZ.

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