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UPDATE 8:45 PM
Vacationers described the "terrifying" conditions on the Coromandel roads as a storm hitting the area causing slips and floods.
The peninsula was completely cut off by the weather. be closed. Further closures are expected with the King Tide expected to reach its highest level around 8:45 pm
Philippa McIver was traveling with her family from Te Mata on the east coast of Coromandel to Auckland when she found one slips.
The road was impassable, so they called the fire department before crossing the peninsula on Coroglen Rd.
"It was terrifying, the water we were crossing was in swelling on the road, there were waterfalls, "We were hoping not to get stuck on this road without telephone reception, the road was super slippery, it was mud, there were a lot of people. The Thames Coromandel District Municipal Council said that four sections of the state's highway system were closed across the district and that others could be affected later due to rising levels. from the river and king ti from 20:45
SH25 was closed to Manaia and SH25 Whitianga to Kaimarama were closed due to flooding and SH25A Kopu- Hikuai was closed due to a landslide.
SH25 (Thames Coast Rd) was also closed 3 km south of
Now the District Council has asked motorists to avoid any trip across the peninsula until further notice [19659003] The Waikato Regional Council will activate the Kauaeranga spillway on Highway 25 and, with too much water in the Kauaeranga Valley, the road could be closed late tonight or even tomorrow.
At noon, the chains of Coromandel had already been seen from 107.5mm recorded since 19h yesterday
The inhabitants of Matatoki, south of the Thames, also face a shortage of water drinking.
"We send a tanker to the Matatoki school for customers who have problems with their water supply."
Elsewhere, Taranaki motorists are warned to pay attention because of strong winds
MORE: Floods could cause headaches in coastal areas [19659002] Strong winds hit State Highway 45 between New Plymouth and Opunake, and trees are felled in some places, police asking motorists to take extra precautions or delay non-urgent trips.
The showers hit the north early this morning, bringing 34.5 mm in one hour to some suburbs. Auckland while gusts of east reached 113 km / h in August Hauraki Gulf
Albany recorded 31.3 mm of rain between 7am and 8am today – the third hour the most rainy since q Records from this area began almost nine years ago, according to Niwa
. Motorists were delayed on the northern highway with brief closures of the ramp to Oteha Valley Road and two of its lanes in Rosedale.
Tāmaki Drive
Meanwhile, those on SH1 at Warkworth are still facing significant delays due to a car hitting a power pole.
Contractors have now opened SH28 with a stop-go system in place but NZTA still warns
Northlanders, Aucklanders and those along the coast in Plenty Bay have been warned to pay attention to floods as the rain and the high winds coincide with a high tide this morning and again tonight.
The high tide in Auckland this morning was at 8:53. The next high tide is at 21:29 h.
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