Severe thunderstorm warning - Thursday 3 July 2025
🔴 Severe Thunderstorm Warning - parts of Waitomo District 🔴
Metservice has issued a RED severe thunderstorm warning for part of the Waitomo District.
The thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by torrential rain.
Impact: Torrential rain can cause surface and/or flash flooding about streams, gullies and urban areas, and make driving conditions extremely hazardous.
🔴 Please do not travel if you do not have to, and stay safe and drive to the conditions if you need to travel in this weather.

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Waitomo Caves Road

20 Jun 2013, 9:37 AM

WDC would like to advise that road works are currently underway on Waitomo Caves Road. The works involve laying drainage from Waitomo Village to the Waitomo Caves building.

Further work on the same segment of Waitomo Caves Road will commence in July. The work involves milling of the road surface, making it level and then laying down new pavement. Traffic will be delayed at times, please consider this when planning your travel arrangements.

Waitomo Caves Road, view of Hotel