New Zealand's South Island has "dodged a bullet" after battling with former Cyclone Gita.
Between midday Tuesday and 6am on Wednesday, Fire and Emergency received 1300 call-outs, mainly for flooded homes, fallen power lines and trees, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
States of emergency were declared in Taranaki, Nelson/Tasman region, Selywn district, Grey district, Buller, Westland and Christchurch.
The top of the South was worst hit with heavy rain closing roads and causing flooding in the Tasman region.
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