Heavy rain is forcast to hit Coromandel Peninsula again today
Businesses say what seen like never ending storms means they're doing 50 to 90 percent less business than they were last year due to the fragility of road access to the region..
State Highway 25A between Kopu and Hikuai is closed indefinitely and with limited access to the peninsula businesses fear visitors won't visit for the Easter holidays.
And as First Up's Matthew Theunissen reports, it's not just tourism operators who are worried.
Some residents are leaving the Coromandel altogether to move closer to the hospital and other essential services.
