"There was this massive anger, and then lots of tears and screaming and shock."
Her initial thoughts were for the safety of her two little girls before thinking, "what am I going to do now".
"My first thoughts were, 'Where are the girls?' but thankfully I could hear them from the lounge, but my next thought was 'Why us?'"
The driver attempted to chase after the truck before it collided with her house.
Her husband Dustyn, who works in Western Australia, got a phone call from his wife saying: "A truck went through our house."
Diahla Newton, a next-door neighbour, heard a loud bang and thought something horrible had happened to her home.
Once Mrs Newton saw a truck plough into her neighbour's house, she dashed next door to check on Mrs Parkes and her children.
"I ran over to make sure everyone was all right and said I'd bring the girls over home while they sorted it out."
Mrs Newton took the two young girls back to her home, where she ordered pizza and fed an extension cable over the fence and offered bathroom access after power and water were disconnected.
Mrs Parkes was grateful for her neighbour's generosity while she dealt with the situation.
"Everybody has been so lovely, there's been so much support from everyone, even neighbours we hadn't met were coming over to help out."
Mrs Parkes was packing for a trip to Auckland, where she planned to attend a Heart Kids NZ national conference.
Her 5-year-old daughter Mackenzie sufferers from coronary heart disease and the conference was an opportunity for Mrs Parkes to learn more about the incurable condition.
She said the national conference was last held five years ago. However, yesterday's incident stopped any plans, Mrs Parkes had.
McLeods Hi-abs, the owners of the truck, delivered bottles of water and offered Mrs Parkes and her family accommodation overnight. Police and fire services responded to the incident immediately. Police assessed the situation and liaised with Work Safe New Zealand over the phone.