North Island deluge: What you need to knowKEVIN GLEN/SUPPLIED Stadium Drive in Pukekohe lies under water. Power is out and roads are closed after downpours lash the upper North Island. Waikato:Coromandel effectively cut off with SH 25 closed in places. State Highway 25 Kopu to Thames is closedState Highway 25 Tairua To Sh25A is closedState Highway 25 is closed south of TairuaState Highway 25 is closed north of Whangamata at Opoutere. No school buses are operating in parts of the Coromandel including Tairua, Pauanui, Thames and Hikuai, or for Opoutere school, Oreri Point School and Kawakawa Bay.

Source: Stuff March 07, 2017 18:21 UTC