Coromandel continues to struggle with the effects of the big deluge of the past week.
The area is grappling not only with the rain itself, but the wallop that it has dealt to business and the well-being of far-flung locals.
Of course, as Emergency Minister Kieran McAnulty saw first-hand yesterday, there's also the massively damaged State Highway 25.
Thames-Coromandel mayor Len Salt spoke to Kim Hill.