Heavy rain and strong winds have created chaos in and around the Bay of Plenty this morning.
Readers and reporters shared some pics they've taken around the region is floodwaters rise.
![Ohinemuri River in Karangahake Gorge looking ready to bust. Photo/Jaden MacLeod](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XUQNMTOUZFX42KL2EOZYYR3B3E.jpg?auth=62cf37e7bdb972d22fb1373ea3f3e8490402012a6c781fd2733f26940b76222c&width=16&height=29&quality=70&smart=true)
![SH25 between Whangamata and Waihi. Photo/Jaden MacLeod](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DYVDZYNNPFI5FHBRDU3Y4U2YIQ.jpg?auth=dd63b2a10ab56bd9e623a500eba7419ea5e8a0574933a4472f460421bf0291ba&width=16&height=29&quality=70&smart=true)
![State Highway 25 ( SH25 ) road to Pauanuia and Whangamata closed on the Coromandel after heavy rains brought widespread flooding tot he region. Photo/Alan Gibson](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XO35VANYCKK5HCA6HKFYIRNNOY.jpg?auth=9e60c1550f36f35c17b9fcefcb829145b21639bad45a6ca958fe5cec62696b98&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
SH25 between Whangamata and Waihi. Photo/Jaden MacLeod
Heavy rain and strong winds have created chaos in and around the Bay of Plenty this morning.
Readers and reporters shared some pics they've taken around the region is floodwaters rise.
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