More rain has further eroded unstable land in Hawke's Bay, and washed away a 30-metre-long section of state highway 5 - the main road between Napier and Taupō.
After Cyclone Gabrielle the road was already restricted. The number of damaged roads is a major challenge for freight and distribution - with detours adding hours, and dollars, to drivers' journeys.
Freightways chief executive Mark Troughear talks to Lisa Owen.
