Widespread power cuts and trees falling across roads kept Western Bay emergency services busy on Saturday despite Cyclone Lusi not delivering her full force.
Electricity lines company Powerco said 1400 householders lost power amid winds that peaked at 80km/h.
Affected areas included Omanu, Matapihi, Welcome Bay, Oropi, Te Puna, Omanawa, Omokoroa, Katikati, Te Puke and Waihi.
Wind and rainfall were less severe than forecast, with the 84mm of rain that fell in Tauranga nearly a third less than expected. By the time Lusi reached the Bay of Plenty it had been downgraded to a deep depression.
The only report of damage to a house happened on Saturday morning, when wind peeled sheets of exterior Fibrolite wallboard off a hillside farmhouse near Waihi.