One year ago, 26 massive landslides destroyed State Highway 1 in the Far North's Mangamuka Gorge.
Overnight the settlement of Mangamuka, about 30 kilometres south of Kaitaia, was transformed from a busy travellers' stop to a sleepy backwater on a dead-end road.
Peter de Graaf found out how locals are faring as they wait for the highway to reopen.
