Vector says that number may increase due to weather conditions and downed trees.

About 3000 properties are still without power in Auckland after bad weather this week.

Housing New Zealand praised for their support of a man without power.

"I just braced myself for either the tree, or the lines, or both to land on top of me."

After three days without power Piha has been told to hang in there until next week.

Auckland cafe Coffee General is giving out free coffees to Vector crew members.

The most shocking image shows a large tree lying on its side among plaques.

"The silver lining of an event like this is the sense of community you feel."

The group of five were made homeless during the storm on Tuesday.

Yesterday's storm was a strange stew packing a dying marine heatwave and side-swipe low.

If you've been without power, what food is still going to be okay to eat tonight?

Warnings of a chilly night quickly changed to reports of 100km/h winds in Auckland.

On the rare occasion they hit New Zealand towns, tornadoes are dramatic events.

Today's Cook Strait ferries won't sail in waves averaging over 6m.

Kiwis may not know they just lived through an event freakish even under climate change.

Temperatures were more than 2C above average in our summer of extremes.

A Dutch expert in sea-level-rise mitigation shares some lessons for flood-prone Aotearoa.

Crucial clues about the contamination of our coasts may be hiding in an unlikely place.

Flights in Britain and Europe have been disrupted by a monster storm from Siberia.

Takaka Hill has reopened to some non-essential traffic using a single lane.

New Plymouth residents are required to boil their water in the wake of ex-cyclone Gita.

Steve Braunias' secret diary of ... Cyclone Gita

Kaikoura, Taranaki and Takaka are still picking up the pieces.

Floodwaters have receded, but locals fear it'll be months before they get their lives back

The town's stores have been cleared out of milk, bread and toilet paper.

Force of cyclone Gita causes SH1 on the Kapiti Coast to crumble

Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel lifted the city's state of emergency at 11am.

What could be a record summer has come with warmer water that "revved up" Cyclone Gita.

At least one restaurant has had to close in the small town which has lost power.

Buller District has declared a state of emergency after flooding takes hold in Granity.