An estimated 1000 truckloads of debris still need to be cleared from State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge after the recent wild weather. "Having seen State Highway 35, some of the other roading challenges we've got, we've got some really serious feats of engineering. Bishop said they were aiming to get at least one lane in Waioweka Gorge reopened in the next week. State Highway 35 on the East Coast had also been hit hard, with one section between Te Araroa and Pōtaka likely to be out of action for some time. Meanwhile, State Highway 25 between Whangamatā and Whiritoa was not expected to reopen until next month.