Floodwaters cover the road after heavy rain and wild winds in Puketotara, Waikato region, New Zealand, February 13, 2026. Photo: Reuters
More than 3,000 outages were recorded on Saturday after the storms lashed central regions of the country of 5.3 million people, including the capital Wellington, the utility Powerco said.
"After a very wet and windy 24 hours, the weather is on its way out," national weather forecaster MetService posted on X.
Emergency authorities warned of debris on roads, areas of surface flooding and a continued risk of landslides in Wellington.
The wild weather forced the cancellation on Friday of 200 flights in and out of Wellington. Officials in Lower Hutt, northeast of Wellington, reported flooded roads and two landslides.
In January, heavy rain triggered a landslide that killed six people at a busy campground on the country's North Island.
