The wet weather may have stopped in Whakatāne but its mayor is reminding residents not be complacent after a deluge of rain submerged parts of the town.

The district council is warning residents living around cliffs and under steep slopes that more slips could happen because the ground is still very saturated.

Add to that, multiple slips in the Waimana Gorge have shut a portion of State Highway Two.

Ashleigh McCaull reports from Whakatāne.