Photo: Forest & Bird/Geoff Keey
A pick and mix of wild weather has swept across the country overnight and today, causing flooding, fallen trees and wintry scenes.
Residents in Pahiatua in the Tararua District continue to clean up after some homes in the town were flooded on Sunday.
Fallen trees due to high winds caused power outages in Auckland, while snow transformed parts of the South Island into "a Christmas scene".
Here's a look back at the top photographs.
Flooding at a property in Pahiatua. Photo: RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham
Pahiatua resident Dallas McKinley's soggy yard. Photo: Supplied / Dallas McKinley
Flooding at Pahiatua. Photo: Supplied / Dallas McKinley
Pahiatua Naomi and Eugene Naomi Popata and her son Eugene Kerr-James, 5, walk through floodwater outside their Wilson St house. Photo: RNZ/Jimmy Ellingham
Toppled trees blocking roads and cutting power to regions in west Auckland. Photo: Supplied / Vector
The Moutoa floodgates located between Foxton and Shannon opened at 4.15am to divert water down a spillway, acting as a shortcut to the sea. Photo: Supplied / Horizons Regional Council
Snow on Mt Lyford. Photo: Supplied / Henry Pinckney
Arthur's Pass after snow. Photo: Supplied / Steven May
Tankers covered in snow at Arthur's Pass. Photo: Forest & Bird/Geoff Keey
Safe and warm inside, enjoying the winter wonderland. Photo: Forest & Bird/Geoff Keey
A fluffy blanket of snow at Arthur's Pass. Photo: Forest & Bird/Geoff Keey