Toll on roads and

A total of 88 houses in Marlborough have been red or yellow stickered because of damage from the severe rain event that struck the region.

Marlborough mayor John Leggett joined Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Minister for Emergency Management Kieran Mcanulty and Minister of Transport Michael Wood at Base Woodbourne on Thursday, to discuss flood damage in Marlborough, following the four-day deluge in the region.

A Marlborough District Council spokesperson said on Friday 30 homes had been red-stickered, which meant they were unsafe to enter. The remaining 58 had been given a yellow placard, which meant there had been some damage done to the property.

‘‘While rapid assessments have been carried out, more detailed assessments are required,’’ the spokesperson said.

The affected houses were located across the region, including in several areas within the Marlborough Sounds, such as Queen Charlotte Sound, Kenepuru Sound and D’urville Island. Houses in Waihopai Valley, Northbank and Waikakaho and other areas had also been stickered.

There was uncertainty surrounding flood affected Marlborough Sounds roads, after Ardern said at Base Woodbourne on Thursday that ‘‘decisions have not yet been made’’ on whether certain roads would return to the state they were prior to being damaged.’’

Leggett said: ‘‘It is too early to be having that conversation quite along those lines. The work we are doing at the moment is to get a really clear assessment of the damage out there and to get an understanding of what the repair costs will be,’’ Leggett said.

‘‘It may be that we have got to look