Wild winds knocked out power to more than 1000 Auckland homes and tore down trees yesterday while thunder and lightning shook the city.
And it's likely there's more to come with wintry cold showers on the horizon.
About 4pm yesterday, strong winds blew a tree on to a powerline in Titirangi knocking out power to more than 1000 houses for more than two hours as crews worked to repair the line.
By 6.30pm, power was restored to all but 230 houses.
Vector spokeswoman Sandy Hodge said although just one line was down on Konini Rd, for safety reasons they had to cut power to a larger grid while they isolated the problem.