Home flooded up to its roof in Rissington, Hawke's Bay. Photo: Supplied / Adam Hedley
It's now more than a week since Cyclone Gabrielle tore through the country - and still the stories and the scale of the devastation continue to unfold.
Communities across Tairawhiti and Hawkes Bay remain isolated and are relying on helicopters for vital supplies.
The massive job of removing mountains of silt has started - but there are now health warnings about the potentially toxic dust.
Extra supplies arrived in Hawkes Bay last night with the arrival of HMNZS Canterbury - it's bringing in Bailey bridges, generators, gas bottles, and emergency packs from Ngāi Tahu.
Those supplies will be welcome in the small Hawkes Bay township of Rissington - to the west of Hastings. Resident Liz Barry speaks to Susie about the current situation.
