There is now only a "minimal" chance of an Otago Red Cross member going to Australia to help flood victims.
Otago area manager Karen Clements was said to have a strong possibility of helping co-ordinate Red Cross volunteers in Brisbane.
However, she said yesterday she had been pushed back to the fifth deployment due to other commitments.
She now believed the likelihood of her going was "minimal".
New Zealand's offer of further assistance in the clean-up has been declined by the Queensland state government.
A team from the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management was ready to be deployed to replace the team doing relief and recovery work there, but they would no longer be required, a Civil Defence spokesman said.
Prime Minister John Key also announced last week up to 60 Fire Service personnel would also be available to help, but the Queensland government said, while it was grateful for the offer, it was coping with its own internal resources, Fire Service national special operations manager Jim Stuart-Black said.
The 15-strong Civil Defence team deployed to Queensland on January 8 will return home on Thursday, ending New Zealand's official involvement in the clean-up effort.
However, they remain on standby to help if asked by Australian authorities.
Two Wellington Anglican priests, Jean Malcolm and Winton Davies, will fly to Brisbane on Thursday to help in the aftermath of the floods.
