Storm-damaged Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay are bracing for the onslaught of more heavy rain tonight.
Former cyclone Fili is bearing down on the east coast of the North Island just three weeks after flooding closed roads, broke bridges and inundated homes.
Residents are being told to prepare for more disruption and they haven't even finished cleaning up from the last storm.
Hawke's Bay Tairāwhiti reporter Tom Kitchin has more.
