Mr Soljak said rain had been steady throughout the day but overall rainfall totals were relatively low and there were no reports of major flooding.
He said according to MetService reports, the weather system would start moving away from Northland last night. With gusts peaking at 117km/h at the MetService rain radar site near Kaeo it was wind that did the most damage.
Downed lines or branches blown into power lines caused several outages across the Mid-North, including the Inlet Rd and Wiroa Rd areas, Kerikeri, and in Waimate North, where nearly 300 households were affected.
By late yesterday only five homes in the Taheke area were still without power.
The heaviest rain in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterdaywas at Oakura Bay which, according to Northland Regional Council figures, received 70.5mm.
That was followed by Puhipuhi (60.5mm), Marsden Pt (53.5mm) and Robert St, Whangarei (50.4mm). Once again the rain mostly bypassed Pouto Pt (2.5mm).