Smaller Coromandel community still without power, many roads remain closed
Parts of the Coromandel were without power for a fourth day today and many roads remain closed as towns continue to cleanup after Cyclone Gabrielle.
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Parts of the Coromandel were without power for a fourth day today and many roads remain closed as towns continue to cleanup after Cyclone Gabrielle.
A section of highway north of the Coromandel township is this morning blocked by a slip adding to the woes of those returning home from the sodden peninsul
NIWA principal scientist Chris Brandolino told The AM Show big waves will remain on the east coast for a few days longer and residents need to be careful. He said most of the wild weather will be confined to the Hawke's Bay and Gisborne regions. "The king tide is coming up - so I think Tuesday and Wednesday - those are the days where I think we'll find this co-occurrence of the highest waves and the highest tides." These waves are being caused by a "weather bomb" hundreds of kilometres north and east of New Zealand, Brandolino said. "You've got to remember as a rule of thumb - big wind equals...
Areas including Hawke's Bay and Gisborne can expect a wet and windy day on Monday.