Another beach clean-up, funded by two major forestry companies, has begun at Tolaga Bay.
During Cyclone Gabrielle, Tairawhiti's coastline was swamped with forestry slash, as well as whole trees washed away by swollen rivers.
More than two months later, the region's beaches are still covered in debris.
One child has been killed and another seriously injured playing on logs tumbling in the surf.
Our reporter Kate Green has more.
