The worst of the bad weather is over, but there is more trouble on the way for next week.
Thousands of people have been left stranded around the country after wild weather cancelled flights and ferry sailings yesterday.
At Wellington Airport, wind gusts of up to 150 kilometres per hour means it was unsafe for baggage handlers to work, and flights were grounded.
Interislander and Bluebridge ferry sailings were also cancelled, with swells measuring more than seven metres, and waves up to nine metres.
Rivers burst their banks and flooded roads in Christchurch, and an evacuation was ordered near Pleasant Point.
MetService says the worst of the weather is over for the moment, but more heavy rain is expected early next week.
Meteorologist Lewis Ferris told Morning Report there will be a brief window of calm.
