The clean-up is underway in Nelson-Tasman after the area was bombarded by wild weather, as the region remains under a state of emergency because of an "atmospheric river".
A $200,000 relief fund was announced for the Nelson-Tasman region to help with the extensive damage caused by flooding, with Mayor Rachel Reese saying the recovery will take years.
Evacuations continued to happen overnight in the Nelson-Tasman region. Another 100 evacuations took place, bringing the total number of households evacuated to 508.
An elderly couple's Rai Valley home in Marlborough is the latest casualty of wild weather hitting the region.
An enormous slip on the hill where the house was located caused the home to move and ended up on Ronga Rd, which is now blocked on Saturday morning.
The house is reportedly still structurally stable but powerlines are making it too dangerous to enter.
A Givealittle page has been set up by Nicole Macdonald who's grandmother who was renting the property.
Macdonald said her nana and friend evacuated the home just as they felt it moving and managed to seek shelter at a neighbouring property where other residents were sheltering from the flooding.
"They have lost everything and though we are absolutely grateful and thankful for their safe escape, they had to leave all possessions and belongings which will mostly be irreparable after the deluge came through the property," Macdonald said.
Police are strongly advising Nelson-Tasman motorists to avoid travel unless it's essential.
"With numerous road closures around the region, police strongly advise motorists to limit their travel to essential travel only. Stay home, stay safe and if you are in danger call 111," police said.
It comes as NIWA warned of another round of heavy rain which will affect the top of the South Island, including Nelson, on Friday evening and into early Saturday.
"Maitai River levels will rise through Saturday morning and while the peak looks smaller than two days ago, the situation is worth monitoring," NIWA said.
The red heavy rain warning which has been in place for several days for the Nelson District has now eased, MetService said.
All the other warnings and watches which were in place for the South Island have also eased on Saturday morning with just a heavy rain watch for Fiordland until 9am on Sunday.
South Island road closures
State Highway 6, which is the main road connecting Blenheim to Nelson, remains closed because of flooding. State Highway 63 between Renwick and St Arnaud is also closed because of the heavy rain forecasted to hit the area and the risk of flooding and slips, while State Highway 60 between Upper Takaka to Takaka is closed because of flooding and debris in the region.
North Island
The worst of the bad weather also seems to have passed for the North Island. All of the weather warnings and watches which were in place for the North Island have now eased, MetService said.
North Island road closures
There are still several road closures across the North Island with State Highway 59 from Pukerua Bay to Paekakariki (the old State Highway 1 road) closed because of a slip, while the intersection between Holland Rd and Puketaha Rd on State Highway 1B near Hamilton remains closed for safety reasons.
State Highway 1 of Mangamuka Gorge between Kitchen Rd and Makene Rd is closed because of multiple large slips, while State Highway 10 Kaeo to Mangonui has re-opened after being closed because of flooding.
The slip on the Mangamuka Gorge road has caused major damage and the road has started to come apart.
Waka Kotahi urges drivers to delay their journey and to expect delays.
Wild weather has also made its way to the capital which has caused a retaining wall to collapse, and has seriously damaged three cars in Sutherland Cres in the Wellington suburb of Melrose.
While the South Island is getting battered by torrential weather, the North Island is setting new records.
Just days after Auckland and Whangārei broke the record for the warmest overnight temperature for consecutive days, Kaitaia has gone and done the same overnight.
Kaitaia's minimum temperature of 18.2C is provisionally New Zealand's new national minimum temperature record for the month of August, NIWA said.
NIWA described this record-breaking weather as "Mother Nature running a fever".
Outlook
After a week of wild weather for large parts of New Zealand, Sunday could bring a bit of respite for many.
MetService said for the North Island, it could see occasional rain or showers in the west and for a time in the south, but otherwise, it will be mainly fine everywhere else.
In the South Island, there will be cloudy periods with scattered rain or showers, which will clear in the northern and eastern areas in the evening.
