More than 30 Auckland roads are still closed following back to back to extreme weather events including the anniversary weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.

That's down from a peak of 120 roads closed and thirteen hundred slips around the region.

The isolated beach settlement of Karekare is still cut off after significant landslides that saw houses swept away and the power off for days.

Other west Auckland roads have suffered significant damage - with almost all waiting on geotech assessments.

AT chief engineer Murray Burt talks to Lisa Owen.