Photo: Supplied/ Uawa Civil Defence
Health staff at the small hospital in the remote east coast settlement of Te Puia Springs are set to get a well-deserved break today - with medical teams arriving later this morning.
The town, which is about 100 kilometres north of Gisborne has only been accessible by helicopter for much of the past week since Cyclone Gabrielle hit.
There's been no power or water for a week - and the community has been fending for itself.
Susie checks in with Rose Kahaki - the General Manager of Ngati Porou Hauora - which runs Te Puia Springs Hospital.
