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 warning until 11 Monday morning.
The Thames-Coromandel district council is warning that could lead to a damaging coastal storm surge at the peak king tide at 8 o'clock Monday morning.
