1News

Major highways through Coromandel remain closed after flooding over weekend

July 16, 2018

1 NEWS reporter Sam Kelway has and updates for Thames Coast Road. (Source: Other)

Several major highways and roads through the Coromandel Peninsula remain closed this morning after flooding over the weekend.

Both State Highway 25A and Thames Coast Rd remain blocked to motorists after the region was hit by heavy storms yesterday.

Large amounts of rain hit with close to 100mm in the hills and more than 70mm at Whitianga's airport.

"Even driving here this morning there was debris on the road and lots of rocks on the road from the weather event," 1 NEWS Sam Kelway said from Thames Coast Road this morning.

Extreme care is advised for motorists driving on roads remaining open in the Coromandel today.

New Zealand Tauranga and Bay of Plenty

SHARE ME

More Stories

Two police officers bitten by dog in Rotorua, one requiring surgery

Police were making an arrest in the Bay of Plenty last night when they were attacked by a dog.

Saturday 9:30am

Patchy was "humanely euthanised" due to the severity of his injuries.

Starving, limping puppy with bullet in leg euthanised

A post-mortem exam also revealed that the puppy, named Patchy had his stomach filled "with more than 100 fishbones and large pieces of fish scales".

Wed, Sep 17

1:29

Power lines down at a section of lines north of Whangamatā.

Thousands face overnight power cuts after strong winds batter upper North

Thousands are expected to remain without power in the Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty.

Sun, Sep 14

Call to keep former Whakatāne Harbourmaster's cottage

Whakatāne resident Linda Conning doesn’t want the former Harbourmaster’s cottage at 1a Muriwai Drive sold.

Wed, Sep 10

Whakatāne War Memorial Centre is fully booked on Thursday for events unconnected to local elections.

Bogus Whakatāne candidate event stumps voters

A Facebook post has been circulating on local community pages advertising the Meet the Candidates event.

Wed, Sep 10

Tui, one of the dogs rehomed from Rotorua's dog pound earlier this year.

'Deeply upsetting': Plea issued to residents wanting a dog

"Sadly, not every dog can be rehomed. In some cases, our team faces the very difficult decision of euthanasia."

Sun, Sep 7

Thousands face overnight power cuts after strong winds batter upper North

Thousands are expected to remain without power in the Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty.

Sun, Sep 14

Call to keep former Whakatāne Harbourmaster's cottage

Whakatāne resident Linda Conning doesn’t want the former Harbourmaster’s cottage at 1a Muriwai Drive sold.

Wed, Sep 10

Bogus Whakatāne candidate event stumps voters

A Facebook post has been circulating on local community pages advertising the Meet the Candidates event.

Wed, Sep 10

'Deeply upsetting': Plea issued to residents wanting a dog

"Sadly, not every dog can be rehomed. In some cases, our team faces the very difficult decision of euthanasia."

Sun, Sep 7

Two police officers bitten by dog in Rotorua, one requiring surgery

Police were making an arrest in the Bay of Plenty last night when they were attacked by a dog.

Saturday 9:30am

Starving, limping puppy with bullet in leg euthanised

A post-mortem exam also revealed that the puppy, named Patchy had his stomach filled "with more than 100 fishbones and large pieces of fish scales".

Wed, Sep 17

1:29

Thousands face overnight power cuts after strong winds batter upper North

Thousands are expected to remain without power in the Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty.

Sun, Sep 14

Call to keep former Whakatāne Harbourmaster's cottage

Whakatāne resident Linda Conning doesn’t want the former Harbourmaster’s cottage at 1a Muriwai Drive sold.

Wed, Sep 10

Bogus Whakatāne candidate event stumps voters

A Facebook post has been circulating on local community pages advertising the Meet the Candidates event.

Wed, Sep 10

'Deeply upsetting': Plea issued to residents wanting a dog

"Sadly, not every dog can be rehomed. In some cases, our team faces the very difficult decision of euthanasia."

Sun, Sep 7

VIEW MORE NEW ZEALAND STORIES

Latest

Popular

19 mins ago

Luxon optimistic about investor confidence despite GDP, survey results