We've heard some incredible stories from Waiohiki this week, of cars and indeed entire houses sweeping right through in the flooding.
One resident of Waiohiki says the only reason they're alive is because a dog warned them of the impending flood.
The town, made up of several dozen houses and a marae, has been completely smashed; almost every home was flooded when the river tore holes through the stop banks.
ike everywhere else, the focus is now shifting to the clean-up - and the community coming together to help clear silt and get rid of water logged belongings.
Our reporter Sally Murphy was there.
Daniel Gray in his brother's house in Waiohiki on Saturday. Photo: RNZ/Sally Murphy
