Communities across the Upper North Island are in clean up mode in the wake of the summer storm.
It has left a small Coromandel township isolated due to the extensive damage to the State Highway.
Thames Civil Defence is now getting supplies through to Te Puru, but authorities are warning that repairing the State Highway could take weeks.
Mayor of Thames-Coromandel Sandra Goudie said the storm has hollowed out part of the road.
The broken road currently stretches out for kilometres along the coastline.
Te Puru has been left without power and water, and clogged the septic tanks.
Locals are arriving from across the Coromandel to lend a hand.
One helper said, "We're just doing our bit to help someone else, because we haven't been affected."
Further north cleans ups are continuing all along the eastern coastline.
The main road to Maraetai was off limits all day, with authorities checking to ensure its safety after the sea encroached more than 200 metres in yesterday's storm.
Maraetai’s popular wharf was also hammered by the high seas and is now covered in barrier tape and signage to turn people away.
The wharf is awaiting council inspection for extensive repairs.
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