Thousands of people are still out of their homes - from Tairāwhiti to Hawke's Bay and Tararua on the eastern coast and Dargaville, Muriwai, Piha and Karekare in the west - as Cyclone Gabrielle leaves our shores.
Hastings was one of the areas hit hard by the storm.
Mayor of Hastings Sandra Hazlehurst spoke to Kim Hill.
