Road closures Coromandel

The relentless rain continues to batter the Coromandel, causing severe flooding and slips on the roads - with more rain on the way.

High tide on the Coromandel Peninsula is likely to cause further slips, flooding and road closures from 7pm on Thursday.

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Authorities are warning of further flooding and road closures when high tide hits an already drenched Coromandel Peninsula this evening. An intense day of rain ...

Just after 2pm the Thames Coromandel District Council said that road had reopened after being blocked by an earlier slip. Large slips blocked key routes with traffic unable to travel in or out of the region’s main loop highway. MetService says west of Matata may see up to 240 mm of rain fall in the coming two days, with a threat of flooding and slips.

A drenching overnight will see widespread disruption today for those in the Coromandel region. Civil Defence is warning campers across the Coromandel Penin.

Coromandel's civil defence controller says the eastern seaboard will be cut off by flooding this evening. Garry Towler said heavy rain and high tide have ...

Note the heavy rain () to the north over the ocean. Heavy rain may reach warning levels in the region, especially in the north and east, MetService said. And there was a little bit of nervousness, but everybody's okay. This is satellite derived radar showing the location and intensity of rain. "The Coroglen Tavern has never seen activity like this. The heavy rain was expected to continue until at least Friday afternoon. Obviously, being in a caravan you can hear everything on the roof - just the noise was just phenomenal." Power was also out to more than 500 properties around the peninsula. In the past 24 hours, the region had seen 200mm of rainfall and another 200mm was expected over the next 24 hours. NIWA said the heaviest rainfall Thursday was likely in Coromandel and possibly in Auckland, Waikato and Tasman in the top of the South Island. Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty west of Matata, Tasman northwest of Motueka, the Richmond and Bryant ranges including the Rai Valley, the Marlborough Sounds, and the ranges of Westland south of Otira also had heavy rain warnings in place. Heavy rain warnings are in place for the Coromandel, Bay of Plenty (west of Matata and north of Rotorua), Tasman (west of Motueka) and parts of Westland.