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The latest tracking models are indicating STC Gabrielle (cat 3) could be heading slightly further east of New Zealand. This track could help lesson the impact of the weather system however weather forecasters are all united in saying this will be a major weather event and everyone should take the time now to prepare. Gale […]
Get prepared as Cyclone Gabrielle is going to hit the Coromandel and Hauraki regions with an intensity similar to that which smashed the Thames Coast in 2018. Local Civil Defence officials have been blunt in their prediction on the coming storm front and its potential to create havoc. Thames Coromandel Controller, Garry Towler, said the […]
Iconic Coromandel visitor spot Cathedral Cove has been temporarily closed to the public due to an ongoing landslip and rockfall risk. You are still able to access the site by boat with a number of services still operating to the iconic tourist attraction. Department of Conservation Coromandel Operations Manager Nick Kelly says a large landslip […]
This is the post we did not want to make. MetService have taken the unusual step of issuing a 62 hour Weather Watch. TTC Gabrielle will likely be a very significant event for an already saturated and fragile Coromandel and the watches are more than likely to be upgraded to warnings as the cyclone gets […]
Businesses, trading across the Coromandel Peninsula, particularly those relying on tourism and hospitality, have been dealt another blow. For some, this time it could be terminal. It was not the weather, instead on this occasion it is Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who virtually ignored the plight of Coromandel Peninsula’s economy while offering storm relief to […]
By John Freer Ten properties on the western side of the Coromandel Peninsula remain empty after being evacuated due to potential landslides. The properties are at Koputauaki Bay north of Coromandel, Ruamahunga Bay and Tapu on the Thames Coast. Civil Defence controller Julian Snowball today told CFM all properties were at risk from potential slips, […]
Thames Coromandel District Council Mayor Len Salt has today declared a state of emergency for the district. The call comes after the region has become saturated by a storm front which has brought record amounts of rain over the past seven days. This rain event followed previous unprecedented weather events from November through into December […]
Civil defence has now shifted its approach from storm responses on roading, to potential property damage. This came as three properties were today damaged by slips on the Thames Coast at Thornton’s Bay. One of the properties is understood to have mud and debris entering the building. No-one was injured and the residents are staying […]
The Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki Plains awoke this morning to more overnight weather havoc. Day four of the current weather bomb has revealed another wild night. The top half of the Coromandel Peninsula is again cut off. Thames Coast Road from Tararu and Whangapoua there are 25 slips. Waiomu to Coromandel is closed, Whangapoua Hill […]
The Coromandel Peninsula is isolated. Thames Coast Road closed mid-morning due to flooding at Manaia. The south eastern access was closed around 11am, again, flooding being the cause this time between Whangamata and Whiritoa. This all occurred more than three hours before the high tide. With 2m tides at present, all other low lying levels […]
