What you need to know
- Severe winds and heavy rain brought down trees, lifted roofs, prompted power outages and evacuations yesterday across the country.
- MetService's severe weather warnings have all since been lifted.
- A state of local emergency has been lifted for most parts of Canterbury.
- Thousands were still without power, as regions begin to shift focus to the large clean-up ahead.
- Firefighters were kept busy since Tuesday with multiple blazes across the country fanned by "extreme" winds.
- Fire bans were in place for Hawke's Bay, the Wellington region, Marlborough, and Canterbury.
- Have you been affected by the weather? Send your photos and videos to news@tvnz.co.nz
