I popped up to Waiau yesterday to the family bach and the structure is sound there was a lot of damage, I would say most wall linings will needing replacing, a lot of contents lost. Houses all around us are marked for demolition as being unsafe.
Please give some support to those in Waiau, if you are donating food please remember that pet food is also needed as pets are all some people have left after this and they are often easily forgotten during a crisis.
Thanks