The Muriwai community has become divided, with one third of previously red-stickered homes, now deemed safe to live in.
173 properties in the West Auckland beach settlment were red-stickered after Cyclone Gabrielle pummelled the region. After weeks of council assessments, 57 have been changed to white, and residents given the go-ahead to move back in.
Our reporter Rayssa Almeida has been in Muriwai.
