Heavy rain and strong wind has struck Gisborne and the Wairoa District overnight.
Farmers on the East Coast have prepared as best they can for the storm.
A Tairāwhiti farmer says flooding three weeks ago has saturated the ground meaning it won't take much for wind to blow trees over and cause slips.
Federated Farmers Gisborne/Wairoa provincial vice president Sam Hain spoke to Susie Ferguson.
