Cyclone Cook in NZ

Whangamatā was a bit wet after Cyclone Cook passed through. Photo: RNZ / Sarah Robson

Red Cross NZ were at the evacuation centre at Whakatāne War Memorial Hall overnight. Photo: RNZ / Adriana Weber

Whangamatā was a bit wet after Cyclone Cook passed through. Photo: RNZ / Sarah Robson

Waiōtahi beach, Ōpōtiki, after Cyclone Cook passed through. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly

The sun was shining through clouds, and no rain was falling in Wellington about 10am on Friday. Photo: RNZ

Road clearing near Ohope, after Cyclone Cook passed through. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly

One of main highways between Hastings and Napier was blocked by fallen trees. Photo: RNZ / Peter Fowler

Farmers out clearing the road on Kahuranaki Road in Tukituki Valley, Hawke's Bay. Photo: RNZ / Peter Fowler

Trees have been brought down on the road between Ohope and Ōpōtiki. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly

One of main highways between Hastings and Napier was blocked by fallen trees.

Waters in Hawke's Bay were still high as the sun was rising about 6.30am on Friday. Photo: Twitter / @Jacky_Braid

Ohope's West End after the storm on Friday. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly

RNZ reporter Sarah Robson took this pic this morning in Whangamatā in Coromandel. Photo: RNZ / Sarah Robson

Farmers out clearing the road on Kahuranaki Road in Tukituki Valley, Hawke's Bay. Photo: RNZ / Peter Fowler

Updates on road closures at the Whakatne Civil Defence centre Friday morning. Photo: Red Cross NZ

A woman stands in front of a fallen tree on her property in Hastings. Supplied / Mark Dames

The Whakatāne District Council evacuated everyone from Ohope's West End. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly

The Defence Force said it had placed personnel, aircraft and trucks on standby to help emergency response services if needed. Photo: NZDF

Central Whakatāne was in darkness on Thursday evening and there were trees down across some roads. Photo: RNZ / Adriana Weber

About 70 beds were set up in the Whakatāne Memorial Hall for evacuees. Photo: Twitter / @lauren_olive

Large swell at Mt Maunganui on Thursday. Photo: @NiwaWeather

A river at the top of its banks in Katikati in Western Bay of Plenty. Photo: Auriel George

A woman stands in front of a fallen tree on her property in Hastings. Photo: Mark Dames

The Whakatāne District Council evacuated everyone from Ohope's West End. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly

Large swell at Mt Maunganui on Thursday. Photo: @NiwaWeather

Whangamatā Beach was hit by heavy wind and rain in the early afternoon on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Sarah Robson

Flooding in Whangamatā. Photo: RNZ / Sarah Robson

Catchments and banks along key roads being cleared as Bay of Plenty prepares for Cyclone Cook. Photo: RNZ / Zac Fleming

Surface flooding at the Browns Bay village green in Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Gill Bonnett

A stormy Whangamatā Beach on Thursday morning. Photo: Supplied / Kristan Lopes

Workers for a Whakatāne concrete company helped load sandbags for residents to take with them. They said they were running low. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly

Sandbags being loaded into a resident's car in Whakatāne. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly.

Flooding at the City Fitness gym at Auckland's Three Kings complex on Wednesday. Photo: RNZ / Jessie Chiang

Children ride through surface flooding after the Heathcote River breached it's bank. Photo: Setford

Horizon Networks said Cyclone Cook caused significant damage to the power infrastructure. Photo: Horizon Networks

The cyclone brought down trees in many Eastern Bay of Plenty areas. Photo: Horizon Networks