Some East Coast towns are breathing a sigh of relief, after they escaped the worst in the latest big storm.
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But while it did not get as ferocious as the one three weeks ago, the weather has still left some critical infrastructure down with some repairs expected to take months.
All severe weather warning and watches in relation to Cyclone Fili have now been lifted.
Today, the rain has gone and the sun has been shining on the soaked land in the northern Hawke's Bay district.
Officials have been assessing the debris ex-cyclone Fili has left behind, in an area already recovering from a storm three weeks ago.
But civil defence incident controller Nathan Heath said while the district escaped the worst, heavy rain had made its mark.
"Certainly had a number of power outages...we had about five additional roads closed than what we've already had."
Rain brought down significant slips across the Wairoa district.
Heath said assessing damage to rural areas was the main priority for authorities.
In Wairoa today, emergency management minister Kiri Allan announced funding to support Wairoa's clean up.
"I'm going to release $100,000 from our fund through to the mayor today," she said.
This would go towards the Mayoral Relief Fund, which would help the community recover after the emergency.
Mayoral Relief Funds have previously been used for activities such as cleaning septic tanks, filling water tanks, re-establishing damaged boundary fence lines and clearing debris from properties.
The rain shut roads, downed powerlines and trees and turned paddocks into pools in and around Gisborne in TairÄwhiti.
The main road from Gisborne to the East Cape, State Highway 35, has fully reopened after being shut overnight on Thursday.
But the section from Tokomaru Bay to Te Puia Springs will shut from 7am to 7pm every night, after damage from the last storm three weeks ago, with no end date in sight.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advised people to take care, remain alert, expect delays and drive to the conditions over the easter weekend. ■