Brown floodwaters can be seen all over the road.
Homes were flooded and vehicles were caught in the murky waters in the Tasman town.
Changes include a ban on foreign residential home buyers.
NZTA said the highway has been re-opened to one lane, but motorists are warned to expect delays.
Award winning producer David Parfitt has made the accusations.
Despite warnings from authorities in the lead up to Gita to tie them down, at least one trampoline appears to have come a cropper.
The largest of these outages was the town of Patea, with 1666 properties affected there alone.
It's thought the group of Chinese had access to a community hall overnight.
Other images from Kapiti Coast's Titahi Bay show well-known boat sheds with serious damage.
Aumua has learned his first harsh lesson of his young professional life, writes Campbell Burnes.
The monarch wore an Angela Kelly duck egg blue tweed dress.
All parts of the programme would include explicit considerations for Maori and Pasifika students.
New captain Augustine Pulu leads a strong pack featuring Rieko Ioane, Matt Duffie, George Moala and Sonny Bill Williams.
The frightening incident involving a Ritchies bus was captured on CCTV in Albany today.
The severe weather wreaked havoc across parts of the country over the last 24 hours.
The hotspots are available to anyone - not just Spark customers.
Police say their investigation is ongoing.
Two sections of the road in Tasman District have been washed away and the road is expected to be closed for days.
Mauricio Torrealba told 1NEWS about his "scary" experience.
About 15cm fell last night as Cyclone Gita lashed much of the country.
Government Ministers took a tour of the region.
The visitors claimed the tri-series crown at Eden Park, after rain handed them a 19-run win on the Duckworth-Lewis method.
The risk of cows contracting mastitis grows the longer they go without milking.
The star halfback says the side are finding a new way of playing this season.
Blake Green will partner Johnson in the halves this year.
Essentials are sold out at a Takaka supermarket as residents and tourists are left isolated following Gita.
Aaron Mauger will take charge of his first competitive match against the Blues on Friday.
Billy Haldane captured this startling footage on a farm in Bainham.
Question time became heated in Parliament this afternoon.
Augustine Pulu believes his side have what it takes to be the best of the best in 2018.
The former teammates will be coaching rival sides for the first time.
The youngster will start at number 10 for the Blues against the Highlanders.
Derek Fox read the first official Te Karere news bulletin in 1983, – all four minutes of it!
Susan Austen is facing two charges of importing Pentobarbitone and a charge of assisting suicide.
The Auckland side finished bottom of the NZ conference last year.
The Blues skipper is backing his team in their Super Rugby opener.
Large slips and rockfalls are blocking State Highway 1 near Kaikoura, while the West Coast was also hit.
The tanks are now a new mini-base at Cape Adare.
Kayaker Scott Donaldson's previous attempt in 2014 ended after 84 days with Mt Taranaki in sight.
Moya Carrothers' friend Alice wanted something good to happen in her life.
Eight million tonnes of plastic waste is still ending up in oceans each year, and wildlife are munching on it.
The storm caused major slips on the Takaka Hill highway, the only road access in the area.
