More wild weather on wayslips and debris. Morrinsville and Matamata po- Real Estate branch manager Phill day to 7am today, and was 5.96m

By Martin Tiffany, lice also issued warnings after Dawson said the worst flooding had above the flood warning level.Large rocks blocked one lane ofTane Aikman and NZPA trees fell close to roads in the area. been at the turnoff to SH25, wherethe Karangahake Gorge near Environment Waikato issued a

Whitianga resident Randi Jen- at high tide the water was so deepPaeroa and further north police flood warning for the Waihou RiverThe Waikato and Coromandel sen, who handles reservations for it was barely passable.urged all but 4WD motorists to yesterday but the level had fallen

Peninsula have little time to dry Go Kiwi Shuttle Service, said theavoid SH25 near Whitianga. River levels were still high this morning after rain eased.out after being left sodden by rain had been “pretty horrible”. around the Waikato this morning.Debris covered parts of the 309 Emergency management officerweekend flooding. “Twenty-four hours non-stop.Road between Coromandel and At the Victoria Bridge in Hamil- Adam Munro said while “rain

More showers — some heavy — Not even five minutes withoutWhitianga, a slip blocked the ton, the Waikato River was 1.9m magnets” such as Coromandelare predicted today and tomorrow rain.”northbound lane of SH3 south of above flood level at 7am today and mountains the Pinnacles and Cas-before a fine break on Wednesday. Otorohanga, and flooding affecting For a time yesterday morning, rising. The Waipa River at the tle Rock both received more than

Police and road contractors were Rotowaro Rd west of Huntly and SH25 south of Whitianga was cov- SH31 bridge north of Otorohanga 200mm of rain at the weekend,RISING RIVER: Cedric Green uses the Whatawhata Bridge kept busy at the weekend diverting SH29 over the Kaimai Range be- ered by 60cm of water. was also rising. It rose by more Hamilton had 55mm and Te Kuititoday to cross the swollen Waipa River. PICTURE: Mark Taylor motorists and clearing roads of tween Matamata and Tauranga. At Cook’s Beach, Richardsons than 3m from midnight on Satur- 45mm over the two days.

Woman’sAll together now

injuriesa mystery

Police will today speak to a womanfound in a disoriented state with head inju-ries on a beach at Kawhia on Saturdaymorning.

The 34-year-old Kihikihi woman wasfound about 11am by members of the pub-lic and later flown by air ambulance toWaikato Hospital.

Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance pilotSimon Lewis said the woman had been as-saulted around the head but he did notknow if she had other injuries.

Te Awamutu Police Senior SergeantDave Simes did not know how long thewoman had been at the beach before shewas found or how she got there.

He understood her injuries were not lifethreatening.

Mr Lewis said the woman was visiblyupset and disoriented when she was found.

“She didn’t seem to know too much,” hesaid.

St John Ambulance staff treated thewoman at the scene before she was flownto Waikato Hospital. — Reon Suddaby

Offbeat

Two Chinese power company officials cut offpower to a hotel in Hunan after they were notinvited to its opening party, a state newspapersaid. The two officials, who were subsequentlyfired, said they would lessen the power outageby one hour for every bottle of ‘‘baijiu’’ — astrong grain-based alcohol — two femalePRIDE AND PASSION: The Hamilton Boys’ for eight boys’ high schools from provincial 8-3 at halftime and 11-10 going into the last The school’s second XV were also suc-managers drank, the Beijing Times said. Thecities in the central North Island.High School first XV performed a haka on 15 minutes of Saturday’s match, but pieces cessful on Saturday, beating their Gisborneofficials ‘‘severely harmed the image of theSaturday after all but wrapping up the Super Hamilton will clinch the title if they can of individual brilliance by Jackson Willison counterparts 6-0, and success at Hastings electricity bureau’’ and ‘‘caused a depraved

8 campus competition for the first time. beat Hastings Boys’ High next weekend. and Andrew Christie gave the home side two next Saturday will mean they also win the social disturbance”, the newspaper said. TheThe competition, formed in 1997, caters Hamilton Boys’ trailed Gisborne Boys’ High late tries and a 24-11 win. second XV competition. PICTURE: Peter Drury power cut also caused chaos and blackouts for

surrounding residents.

Raid nabs Hizbollah guerrilla linked to kidnapping: Israeltwo commando raids deep inside Lebanon inThe Israeli army claims to have captured In Israel’s two raids into Lebanon, at least gets of that raid was a doctor who was be- rockets fired from Lebanon hit the Israeli vil-the past week, one on a hospital in the north-one of the Hizbollah guerrillas who abducted five Hizbollah members were captured and lieved to have treated the captured soldiers, lage of Kfar Giladi.ern town of Baalbek, and another on Fridaytwo Israeli soldiers last month. taken back to Israel. but he was not found during the operation. The noon attack, in which at least 100in the southern city of Tyre.The kidnapping has sparked weeks of After the raid on the hospital near Baal- The Israeli army declined to say how rockets were fired into northern Israel, lasted

The two Israeli soldiers were captured onviolence. bek, however, Hizbollah denied that those many Hizbollah members it was holding in for about 15 minutes. — ReutersJuly 12. Nothing has been heard about them seized belonged to its group. total since the conflict began.It was not clear where or when the fighterfor 10 days. See Rocket fire met by bombs, page 8.was seized, but Israel has carried out at least Israeli media reported that one of the tar- Meanwhile, at least 15 people died when

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