Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a fire at the Coromandel Police Station over Easter.

Police say they have been advised of heavy traffic on State Highway 25 as Easter weekend holidaymakers head back to Auckland.

With so much to see and do in Thames Libby Nicholson-Moon vows to return soon to take it all in.

People in northern and eastern areas of the North Island are being advised to take precautions as heavy rains threaten to sweep across those regions tonight and tomorrow, with a possibility of flooding in coastal and low-lying areas.