Aucklanders forbidden from entering their properties may still need to pay their rates bills due on Tuesday.
While some other Councils affected by Cyclone Gabrielle have opted to provide rates remission for red-stickered homeowners.
Auckland Council has chosen not to, instead requiring affected people to apply for assistance.
For some residents it's a frustrating and costly hurdle.
Tom Taylor explains.
A single mum who suffered a panic attack when discovering her new Auckland Council rates bill now says she will be forced to sell her home as the cost of l