The clean-up post Cyclone Gabrielle is uncharted territory for many kiwis.

If you have a house at the bottom of your driveway, as Justine Wilson does, a house that wasn't there yesterday, doesn't belong to you and doesn't belong there, how do you get rid of it?

How do you prioritise earthmoving equipment, house moving trucks, tow trucks, volunteers with shovels when there are limited resources and so much need?

Former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Agency (CERA) Head Roger Sutton joined Kerre Woodham to discuss what to do.

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