A week on from last week's devastating storm and locals in Nelson Tasman are still cleaning up - and beginning to count the cost.
It was the second deluge in as many weeks as a state of emergency was declared and residents had to be evacuated.
The government has announced a $500,000 relief package but Tasman's mayor has said the final cost could be more than a hundred times that.
Orchardist Andy Drummond grows kiwifruit and apples in Riwaka and the Motueka Valley and suffered damage to crops, machinery and buildings.
He speaks with Susie about what their community needs going forward.
Animals standing in flooded paddocks in the Nelson Tasman region. Photo: SAMUEL RILLSTONE / RNZ
