This drone vision shows the damage caused to the existing bridge at Waikare Gorge, and the temporary Bailey bridge that has been built to replace it.
Community leaders marked the completion of the Bailey bridge with an official ceremony that included a blessing by Ngāti Pāhauwera and Maungaharuru-Tangitu Trust.
This stretch of state highway has been closed since Cyclone Gabrielle after suffering damage to around 100 sites, including the bridge at Waikare Gorge, which was completely destroyed during the cyclone.
