Thames & Coromandel District Mayor Sandra Goudie discusses the state of the region after wild weather hit overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Thames & Coromandel District Mayor Sandra Goudie discusses the state of the region after wild weather hit overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A massive slip has closed State Highway 25 between Waihi and Whiritoa. It is one of a sting of closures around the region following heavy rain overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air

A large slip has closed State Highway 25 between Waihi and Whiritoa. It is one of a sting of closures around the region following heavy rain overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air

A woman in labour had to be flown from flood-stricken Coromandel.

Police car hit by a flash flood and washed into a swollen creek, stranding officer on top.

Coromandel residents left homeless after being evacuated due to flooding.

Suddenly budget-conscious shoppers cannot buy cheap multigrain bread.

Hauraki District Mayor John Tregidga is optimistic about the future of his region - but wants government agencies bought back to the district. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Almost six months after falling 14m down a Coromandel cliff face a 20-year-old man has made a full recovery, which he credits in part to his speedy rescue by the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

Police are cracking down on freedom campers who are parking their caravans at holiday homes while the owners are out of town.

A truck has brought power lines down in Matatoki after it backed into a power pole. A police spokeswoman said nobody was injured

Police believe David Thompson is in Hamilton and is known to have associates across Waikato.

Man flown to Waikato Hospital after rope swing snaps, and he falls 8m.

The sun has come out to play and is here to stay, with a scorcher of a long weekend across the country.

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

A man is in a critical condition after a boating accident in the Coromandel.

Holiday traffic is set to build from 9am as Aucklanders make a break for the regions.

Residents near a massive bush fire south of Whitianga have been forced to come to terms with the damage it has done amid fears a change in wind direction could spread the blaze further.

Neighbours of Whitianga residents who lost their homes in this week's bush fires have been rallying around - donating food, clothing and time to support the recovery effort. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Neighbours of Whitianga residents who lost their homes in this week's bushfires have been rallying around - donating food, clothing and time to support the recovery effort. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The forecasted weather bomb has seen a change in wind direction at the scene of the massive bush fire south of Whitianga.

At least six properties were destroyed - but there was no loss of life during the Whitianga bushfire. And locals say they know it could have been much worse. Made with funding from NZ On Air

At least six properties were destroyed - but there was no loss of life during the Whitianga bushfire. And locals say they know it could have been much worse. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson on the damage caused by a devastating fire, which destroyed at least six homes. The Wilderland Sustainable Community was hit hard - with buildings, equipment and crops destroyed. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson reflects on the damage caused by a devastating fire, which destroyed at least six homes. The Wilderland Sustainable Community was hit hard - with buildings, equipment and crops destroyed. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Valiant effort by neighbours not enough to save homes of shocked Whitianga locals.

Council spokeswoman Rebekah Duffin said the destruction of the Wilderland farm would be a huge blow to the area.

Four houses have burned down in a large, explosive scrub fire south of Whitianga.

What happens when a town triples in size overnight? Made with funding from NZ On Air.