Some Muriwai residents are calling a makeshift campground home, while they wait in limbo to find out when, or if, they'll ever be allowed to return home.
Some have undamaged homes, but slips near their homes mean they've had to evacuate. Among those forced to evacute is an 88-year-old man, who's left his home of 50 years, and is now waiting to hear what happens next.
He, and many more are staying with local families who've opened up their homes.
Muriwai was the hardest hit region in Auckland - two firefighters lost their lives and around 200 homes have been red or yellow stickered.
Our reporter Lucy Xia has been in Muriwai to talk to those living in limbo.
