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Watch: Drone footage reveals wrath of savage storm left on Coromandel coastline

The wrath of this week's storm which savaged the Coromandel coastline has been revealed in incredible drone footage.

Landslips across the region, particularly around Whangamata, are expected to take a month to clear. Source: 1 NEWS

The region is preparing for another hit, with current slips caused by flooding expected to take a month to clear.

Coromandel clean up predicted to take a month while upper North Island braces for looming heavy rain

The next dose of heavy rainfall is expected tonight around 9pm but is not likely to exceed Tuesday's volume.

"The grounds are sodden, all the slips that came down are all very loose," Coromandel Civil Defence controller Garry Towler told TVNZ's Breakfast today.

"There will be a bit of damage, but we're just as prepared as we can be."

The slip came down right across a road and nearly wiped out a house in Whangamata. Source: 1 NEWS

"It's probably going to take a month," (to clear the slips), he said.

MetService and Civil Defence are warning those at the top of the North Island that more heavy rain is coming - and it could be worse than we've already had.

Georgina Griffiths of MetService said today has been a welcome reprieve, but people should not be lulled into a false sense of security.

The race to clean up is on in Coromandel, with predictions of more raining coming. Source: 1 NEWS

"While we've had a good, dry reprieve today, the weather on Friday night and Saturday morning is forecast to be comparable to, or worse, than Tuesday," she said.