An estimated 400km of road have been significantly damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle, posing massive problems for the freight industry.
About 93 percent of the country's goods are transported by road. But right now a number of significant routes are blighted with slips, single lanes, restricted operating hours, and detours.
And some of those detours add hours and expense to essential routes.
The government's already anounced $250 million in extra funding for emergency repairs.
Transporting New Zealand, Ia Ara Aotearoa boss Nick Leggett talks to Lisa Owen.
