On the hard-hit west coast beaches in Auckland communities are still dealing with the threat of land slips and the realities of red stickered homes.
In Piha, some people are still calling the surf club home - nearly a week on from the cyclone.
Our reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Marika Khabazi have the story.
People are still being evacuated from their homes in Piha as land remains dangerous and unstable days after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Locals are warning city sigh
Some Piha residents say they are lucky to be alive after they fled their properties before slips and falling trees crushed their homes.
The village on Auck