The upper North Island has taken a pounding, with heavy rain and wild winds enough to tip trucks and knock out power.
The Harbour Bridge has been operating low speed restrictions, there've been flooded roads and schools forced to keep their gates closed.
MetService says there could be 110km/h winds in Auckland and Northland tonight. Paihia and Waitangi spent most of the day in the dark today, in a power cut affecting more than 1700 properties.
Sam Olley visited some of those affected.
