“It’s a good effort.’’ He hoped the airstrip would also be fixed and thought it would not take too much work. In early February, about 1100mm of rain dumped down onto Fiordland, and State Highway 94 leading into Milford became impassable. That led to part of New Zealand’s largest aerial evacuation of people, with 500 people from Fiordland airlifted from the area to safety. The road repair work was carried out by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s Milford Alliance team. They will resume work on restoring the final 3km of road, from Girder Creek to the head of the Hollyford Track, in mid-January, with completion expected by late April.