The clock is ticking for farmers who need to get stock off their land of ahead winter, but cannot because cyclone damage has them penned in.
Some small rural communities are still completely cut off, waiting for road repairs or bridge replacements that could be months away.
Rissington in Hawke's Bay is in the queue for a Bailey Bridge. That means farmers in the area are looking for a work around.
Sheep and beef farmer Patrick Crawshaw talks to Lisa Owen.
