<p>Cyclone Cook was lashed New Zealand the afternoon of Thursday, April 13, as it was scheduled to make landfall in the evening.</p><p>Weather warnings in Auckland were lifted</a> as it seemed the country’s largest city would be mostly spared, although the fire service did receive 32 flood calls.</p><p>But the storm was still bearing down on the Bay of Plenty, and was expected to make landfall at about 7 or 8 pm, Stuff.co.nz reported.</a></p><p>This vision shows high wind and rain hitting Papamoa Beach in the Bay of Plenty on Thursday afternoon.</p><br />
