Aucklanders have an anxious weekend ahead of them as they wait for what could be another massive storm for the city.
Cyclone Gabrielle is likely to hit Northland on Sunday before heading towards Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula which may both get a month's worth of rain in a day.
Flood weary communities are still dealing with the devastation from just a fortnight ago with 335 households in temporary homes.
Soumya Bhamidipati reports now there's a race on to clear tonnes of debris off the streets before more torrential rain arrives.
