Thames Coromandel Weather warning 12.30pm
Weather warning 12.30pm
SH25 at
Manaia officially closed due to flooding - NZTA site has
been updated. This link has the
details.
If you're trying to get around to
Coromandel Town and north, best to go the Kopu-Hikaui way
through Whitianga, Tairua. All Council roads are
open.
Next high tide is 8:45 pm.
We hear power is out
around Port Jackson - go to the Powerco site for
updates.
Also due to bad weather and the raised water
intake stream level - the drinking water at the Matatoki
intake is blocked. We are therefore kindly asking all
Matatoki water users to conserve water as best they can
until we are back to being able to take water from the
stream. We will keep you updated as more information comes
to hand through our Facebook page.
Stay up to date
on the weather and road
conditions:
Weather updates:
MetService.
State
Highways (SH25, SH25A, SH26 in the Coromandel):
NZTA NZTA. You can also call NZTA on
0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49) for traffic and travel
information. You can also use their journey-planning website
www.onthemove.govt.nz to plan
the best route for your journey, taking into account known
issues and traffic on state highways.
Council
roads: We will post regular updates on our Council's Facebook page as
well as on our website and email newsletters. If you see
an issue that needs attention, call us on 07 868
0200.
Local radio - Check stations and
frequencies here.
Red Cross Hazards App - alerts
about hazards. Download from the App Store or Google
Play.
Emergency Mobile Alert - these can
be sent to your mobile phone, without needing to download an
app or sign up. Check if your phone is capable of receiving
them, here
Waikato
Regional Council has set up an online hub for
rainfall and flood-related information to help people more
easily keep up to date with severe weather events in the
region. It can be found here.
Also follow
Waikato Civil Defence on Facebook
here and check out their
website for updates here.
Know your
neighbours - phone each other in an emergency,
especially vulnerable people, to check if they're OK.
To
report a power outage, contact Powerco or your
provider.
For more on these channels, and other
information about staying informed in emergencies, go to the
Civil Defence "Never Happens"
website.