Parts of the Coromandel have been without power for almost 24 hours as rough seas and heavy rain continues to pound the coastline.
State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Tairua is now closed due to flooding and Waka Kotahi is warning essential travel only through to Whitianga due to multiple slips and debris blocking roads.
Our reporter Leonard Powell joins us live from the St Francis Church on Main Road in Tairua.
