Festival goers at Rhythm and Vines are off to a soggy start after the region was wiped with heavy rain. Photo: Lucy Parkinson
Hundreds of households in the North Island are still out of power after yesterday's wild weather.
The affected areas include the Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, Taranaki, Palmerston North, and Horowhenua.
Thirty-nine properties in Pirinoa, a coastal community in Wairarapa, are also affected.
Electra, which provides power in the Kāpiti and Horowhenua districts, encourages people to stay safe and look after one another.
Much of the country is in for another rainy day on Wednesday, after severe wind and rain battered the North Island and upper South Island.
Tuesday's wild weather downed trees and powerlines, causing road closures and widespread power cuts.
MetService meteorologist Alec Holden said a calmer day was in store, but showers were still forecast for both islands.
"It does look like they could be quite heavy in localised areas all the way up from Northland in a seatbelt down through the spine of the North Island all the way to the bottom of the North Island."
A heavy rain warning is in place for the ranges of Tasman District west of Motueka from 6am Wednesday, heading into Thursday. Thunderstorms are also possible.
MetService predicted 100-130 mm of rain for the region, with peak rates of 10-25 mm/h on Wednesday morning, and again from Wednesday night.
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