Thousands of Northland residents are facing a huge clean-up operation in the wake of some of the worst stormy weather to hit the region in years.
The cost of the storm clean up could be in the millions, officials say, but the damage is still being assessed after a week of wild weather.
Some excellent videos and photos here, worth having a look at:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11292718Hard for us down here in the dry to imagine.