Live: Floods and slips cut off Coromandel as nature strikes northern Canada

Back in Auckland, she said traffic was reduced due to floods

"All of a sudden there was water on the road and there was no one can do a lot, we have to go through it, and it was probably as deep as we could go with our car, "she said.

"There was practically no visibility, even though we were driving slowly … back in our house. "

Annabelle Garnett, of Westmere , was traveling to Auckland from Whangamata and had to cross SH25A, which is now closed

"We crossed the Hikuai and the slide is really big. I said to my husband, "I can not believe this road is open."

"It was very dangerous, it just had to happen. It was just lucky that, where the error occurred, we were able to leave the road to pass. It's going to be a huge job to clean it up. "

The road was also very flooded near Maramarua," she says, where water rises to the doors of her car.

"I felt very bad for the stock because it is actually quite deep. We saw a couple of young bulls stranded on this small patch of grass and they were surrounded by fast currents. They could not get out of it. "

The people of Matatoki, south of the Thames, also face a shortage of drinking water."

"Some customers may experience low water pressure or may not have water". Coromandel District Council spokeswoman Laurna White said, "We are sending a tanker truck to the Matatoki school for all customers who have problems with their water supply, please bring your own. container and water will have to be boiled before consumption. "

Elsewhere, motorists in Taranaki are warned to pay attention because strong winds are blowing in the region

Strong winds hit State Highway 45, between New Plymouth and Opunake, and trees are felled in some areas, police asking motorists to take extra precautions or delay non-emergency travel

. The force winds soon shut down roads, fell trees, flooded properties and caused power cuts in Auckland.

mm in an hour to a few suburbs of Auckland while gusts of east reached 113km / h in the Gulf of Hauraki.

Albany recorded 31.3mm of rain between 7am and 8am today – the third rainiest hour since records began nearly nine years ago. Niwa

Heavy rains caused a lot of surface flooding in the lower areas, causing disturbances on some of Auckland's busiest roads.

Motorists were delayed on the northern highway with the brief closures of Oteha Valley Rd.

Tāmaki Drive also reopened after being closed around high tide

During this Time, those on SH1 at Warkworth are still facing significant delays due to a car hitting a power pole.

The contractors have now opened SH28 with a stop-go system in place but NZTA still prevents delays.

Northlanders, Aucklanders and those along the coast in Plenty Bay have been warned to pay attention to the flood like rain and high winds coincide with a high tide this morning and again tonight.

The high tide at Auckland this morning was at 8:53. The next high tide is at 21:09

Forecast of the main center today
Whangarei
Rain, with heavy falls, calming down to a few showers late in the morning while heavy easterlies change more gently to the north. Storm of luck. High 17C weak 9C

Auckland
Rain, heavy and possibly thunderstorm, with gusting winds, gusts to 120 km / h. Rain and wind diminishing towards evening. High 16C Low 10C

Hamilton
Rain growing in the morning, perhaps heavy, as the east winds become strong. The rain is calm at night because the winds change more slowly towards the north. High 15C low 8C

Tauranga
The showers start to rain in the morning, with heavy falls, as the easterlies become strong. Possible storms in the evening. The weather calmed down during the night. High 16C low 9C

Wellington
A beautiful day, then clouds and evening rains. Light winds. High 15C low 10C

Christchurch
Cloud rising. Chance shower, then more likely of the evening. The northeasterlies become strong. High 13C weak 8C

Dunedin
A few showers developing in the morning and becoming more frequent in the evening. Northeast is strong and windy. Top 11C bottom 10C