Weather chaos captured in pictures

SH25 between Whangamata and Waihi. Photo/Jaden MacLeod

Heavy rain and strong winds have created chaos in and around the Bay of Plenty this morning.

Readers and reporters shared some pics they've taken around the region is floodwaters rise.

Ohinemuri River in Karangahake Gorge looking ready to bust. Photo/Jaden MacLeod

SH25 between Whangamata and Waihi. Photo/Jaden MacLeod

State Highway 25 ( SH25 ) road to Pauanuia and Whangamata closed on the Coromandel after heavy rains brought widespread flooding tot he region. Photo/Alan Gibson

A person makes his way along the flooded section of Statet Highway 25 at Hikuai near Pauanui today. Photo/Alan Gibson

The turn off to Pauanui from State Highway 25 at Hikuai is cut off by floodwaters today. Photo/Alan Gibson

This slip at Whiritoa, near Waihi, shows the impact heavy rain can have. Photo/Isaac Hanner

Bobby calves trapped in flooded water, near Beach Rd, Waihi Beach. (the farmer came to lead them to higher ground). Photo/Melanie Camoin

The water level at Gilmour Lake in Waihi at 8am reaches high levels. Photo/Melanie Camoin

A paddock nearby Beach Rd, Waihi Beach, is completely flooded. Photo/Melanie Camoin

WATCH: Slip closes SH25 between Waihi and Whiritoa

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Thames Hospital and saw the flooding form the sky. Photo/Dan Harcourt

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Thames Hospital and saw the flooding form the sky. Photo/Dan Harcourt