East Coast farmers, who are still cut off after Cyclone Gabrielle, are worried about animal welfare because they can't send stock away and could run out of feed.
With lambing already underway, pressure is mounting for councils to fix broken bridges, but the endless wet weather is causing ongoing delays.
With no bridge, it's tractors only on this East Coast road and after yet more rain, farmers can only just make it across the rapidly rising river to talk to Newshub.
Putorino farmer Robert Valler told Newshub they've had to quickly get used to it.
"It's just normal for us when it rains, we can't get out," Valler said.
Three farms are cut off on the other side, where there are now concerns about animal welfare. They moved some stock out last week using a makeshift fertiliser truck with a stock crate.
But there are still more than 500 sheep and cattle to go and with lambing already started, it's putting pressure on feed supplies.
"It's an animal health problem you see, all the stock they're trying to get out, Ginny and the other neighbour Guy, they should have been gone two months ago," Valler said.
Contractors are trying to build a ford, but the bad weather is delaying progress.
Local farmer Ginny Mackay said they keep being told to wait.
"Every month we're told it's four weeks, then it rains, so it's four weeks after the rain," she said.
They're fed up, after more than five months of struggling to get fencers, shearers, vets and contractors to their farms.
"It's just annoying, not knowing when it's going to be done - enough is enough," Valler said.
Wairoa's Mayor Craig Little told Newshub the never-ending wet weather has been a major problem and is causing setbacks for roading repairs.
"We're not magicians that's for sure - we're doing the best we can but I absolutely get their frustrations," he said.
It's a similar situation in Tiniroto - four bridges need re-building there and the main road was closed two weeks ago due to the risk of rock falls.
Tiniroto farmer Alex Campbell said the detour is dangerous and it's ridiculous the road has been closed.
"The alternative route is not a safe public road," he said.
However, he's grateful to the Gisborne District Council for its support since Cyclone Gabrielle.
"The council have been excellent at providing necessities," he said
But it's a tough season ahead and some farmers are finding it hard to get supplementary feed in.
"Spring is not going to be easy, lambing and calving in such wet conditions," he said
The wet conditions have been relentless and the East Coast is so saturated that Wairoa's Mayor fears it's out of local authorities' ability to fix.
"I don't know how we are going to get ahead on this - it's scary," Little said.
He's begging the Government for more funding.
"We're sick of the money going to other organisations, then we're getting bits out the other end," he said.
Cyclone Recovery Minister Grant Robertson told Newshub he met with Wairoa's mayor, councillors and regional council last week and their main points about restoring roads and housing and working on flood protection schemes came through "loud and clear".
Robertson said the cyclone response is locally led with the support of the Government and he's working with the Hawke's Bay Regional Council on these issues, as well as looking at other ways to provide support to Wairoa.
"We're miles behind the eight-ball, we sometimes feel like the poor cousins across the whole region," Little said.
A soggy and saturated region that's had enough.
