There's silt clogging the rivers, and birds in the wrong place and trout in the drains.
The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle have been devastating, and not just for humans.
Our native species have been the lesser-known victims of the February storm.
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In Hawke's Bay, eels were found in ditches hundreds of metres from a river, and penguins are still swimming in circles through murky estuaries.
Our reporter Kate Green has more.
