Flooded Kaiaua the worst-off area in Hauraki DistrictKELLY HODEL / STUFF Crystal Woollen and her son Tyler check out the damage in Kaiaua on Friday. The full extent of the storm damage suffered by residents of the north Waikato waterfront town of Kaiaua is still being assessed by authorities. KELLY HODEL / STUFF Homes in Kaiaua were flooded when high tides and winds struck on Friday. Low-lying homes were flooded and the main road was waist-deep in water at high tide on Friday morning. Those high seas, high waves just absolutely hammered that East Cost Road and the community properties that front that area," Fabish said.

Source: Stuff January 06, 2018 00:45 UTC