Slips, massive damage to roads, and flooding continue to disrupt eastern areas of the North Island - and there may still be more rain on the way for some.
Gisborne was under a local state of emergency until just after midday on Sunday. A red heavy rain warning for the area also lifted earlier on Sunday, with an orange heavy rain warning now in place. This latest warning is set to last until 6pm on Sunday, with a further 25mm to 40mm of rail from Tolaga Bay northwards expected to fall.
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz said while Tairāwhiti didn't receive the predicted amount of rain, what did fall still managed to create "havoc". Rainfall tallies for different areas so far are: 565mm at Raparapaririki, inland from Ruatoria; 494mm at the Fernside Station telemetry station, inland from Tokomaru Bay; 410mm in Mangapoike; 235mm at Waerenga-o-Kuri; 227mm at Waipaoa Station; and 185mm at Gisborne Airport.
The heavy rain meant bridges in Gisborne were washed out, roads were damaged, and slips fell throughout the region.
State Highway 2 northbound remains shut from Whatatutu Road to Matawai due to flooding. Waka Kotahi NZTA said the road will be closed until further notice.
Photos from Tairāwhiti Civil Defence show the severe damage to the area. On Waipiro Bay Road, there are cracks so deep that just the top of a road cone pokes out above the surface of the road.
On Whareponga Road in Waipiro Bay, the rain has caused part of the road to become damp and muddy, with some large puddles too.
In another image on this road, a digger is seen going over one part that was washed out by heavy rain.
Mossman Bridge on Ruakaka Road has washed out, although a temporary bridge on Bushy Knoll Road is impassable but "hanging on", Tairāwhiti Civil Defence said.
Part of Waitangi Road in Whatatutu has also cracked and separated.
On Gordon Road, near Waingake, a large slip has come down and is completely blocking the road.
Widespread flooding and rising rivers are also causing issues across the region. Tuparoa Road in Ruatoria has flooded on multiple stretches of the road.
Near Te Kowhai Road, the Waipaoa River is running high. The river running under Pauariki Bridge has also brought a lot of branches and debris downstream that are now stuck on its piles.
On the Coromandel Peninsula, SH25 is closed between Tapu and Waiomu due to two large slips that came down on Saturday night.
Both lanes are blocked and contractors have been on site since this morning, Waka Kotahi said.
It means there's now a large detour in place and drivers need to travel via Whangamata and Whitianga to the northern end of the Peninsula.
Multiple trees also came down overnight and there is debris and rocks on the road between Waiomu and Whakakete Bay.
Waka Kotahi said up to five people were caught between the slips on Saturday night, but they weren't injured.
There are no weather warnings for the Coromandel Peninsula, although scattered showers are forecast.
