In Hawke's Bay, Hana Montaperto-Hendry and her partner Alex Hendry run Sarosa Wines in Esk Valley.
They were cleaning up silt when they got word to evacuate.
Greg Miller from Linden Estate Winery had turned his restaurant into a kind of welfare hub in the last week, feeding those coming in to clean up and supporting those able to stay in their homes.
He had hoped to be able to stay in his home, which had been untouched in the cyclone.
