Garry Towler

More heavy rain is expected across the Coromandel Peninsula on Tuesday, with an Orange heavy rain warning in force there until 5-o'clock Tuesday evening.

The rain, combined with a gale force… Audio

The remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Lola have battered northern parts of the country with strong winds, heavy rain and high seas.

In Northland and the Far North more than 6,000 homes lost power… Audio

Residents on Coromandel's east coast are hunkering down as strong winds and heavy rain lash the region.

An orange, heavy rain, warning is in force until 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, as well as a wind… Audio

Residents on Coromandel's east coast are hunkering down as strong winds and heavy rain lash the region.

An orange, heavy rain, warning is in force until 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, as well as a wind… Audio

Coromandel Civil Defence teams are out across the region this morning assessing any damage caused by the region's latest drenching.

The heavy rain warning was dropped late last night but a big clean… Audio

The upper North Island is being hit with heavy rain and strong winds, with orange weather warnings in place in Northland, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, and Coromandel Northland has borne the brunt of the… Audio

Coromandel could be in a hole lot of trouble with another chunk of a key highway disappearing down a hillside.

State Highway 25 between Whangamatā and Hikuai is open for essential travel only and… Video, Audio

Heavy rain has caused roading washouts and flooding in Thames-Coromandel, further isolating the upper east coast of the peninsula.

State Highway 25 is closed between Hikuai and Whangamatā because of… Audio

Trees and a few small slips have come down in the Coromandel overnight.

The peninsula is under a heavy rain warning until tomorrow morning, with 140-millimetres of rain expected to fall. 

A watch is… Audio

At last, many Coromandel residents were able to enjoy a hot meal and a cold beer yesterday when the lights flickered on for the first times since Sunday night . But they're being warned that the… Audio

In Coromandel, officials have pulled out all the stops to protect people from the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Torrential rain and winds of up to a 118km/h are expected in the region, and Defence… Audio

Coromandel has taken a hammering in the latest severe weather event, with waterlogged hills giving way.

Thames-Coromandel Civil Defence Controller Garry Towler talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

A sodden Coromandel is in for another round of heavy downpours today.

A red rain warning came into effect at 10pm and will remain in place until 4pm.

About 73 millimetres of rain accumulated across… Audio

The roads around the Coromandel Peninsula are in an increasingly fragile state, and Waka Kotahi has urged people to avoid any unneccessary travel.

For more, we're joined by Thames Coromandel Civil… Video, Audio

Power cuts, flash floods and intense downpours are currently hitting the upper North Island as Metservice extends its warnings for the Auckland Anniversary Day weekend.

Northland and Auckland are… Audio

Civil Defence staff and contractors are this morning assessing if the latest wave of severe weather has caused damage.

As well as Coromandel, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay are expected to be in the firing… Audio

The central and eastern North Island are set for another battering of wind and rain, after an already less-than-spectacular summer.

NIWA forecaster Chris Brandolino and Thames Civil Defence… Audio