Also good on BioRich in Awatoto for opening its gates and allowing people to dump their green waste for nothing.
We were one of those homes plunged into darkness at about 9.10pm on Thursday.
Luckily I already had a scented candle burning. The wind was roaring outdoors and the telly flickered a couple of times, so I wasn't surprised.
We were much more prepared this time with torches and more candles, however it was an early night all the same and for once I couldn't wait until it got light.
We fired up the barbecue to cook breakfast and boil water. We were lucky: our power was back on by lunchtime.
I'm sure many of the council and Unison workers had their Easter plans ruined, so thank you.
Next subject: On Friday afternoon I went to Kidzplay and Funky Farm/Petting Zoo with two of my grandchildren and their mother.
There we found a rock, painted blue with a picture of a pig on it. On the back was written HB Rocks.
I'd heard of this before but had never been with the children when they had found one. There was great excitement and we decided that later we would go to Cornwall Park in Hastings and hide it for someone else to find.
We arrived at the park to find that the cyclone had left its mark there as well. A huge branch had fallen from one of the gigantic pine trees. In fact, nearly every tree in the park had lost branches of varioussizes.
Again you could tell that the council had been at work, with all pathways cleared of debris.
Anyway, back to the rocks. I don't know who started HB Rocks but whoever it was deserves a medal. It's so simple. Children paint rocks, hide them in parks and green spaces throughout the region for others to find and re-hide.
It was like a treasure hunt. The children were so excited when they found one. We would all have a good look at it, comment on the picture or colours and then continue our search.
We weren't the only ones on a rock hunt: there were loads of other children searching for or hiding rocks.
It's just brilliant. It costs nothing, maybe a bit of paint; it gets children outside and away from screens and it's fun.
The rocks we found were re-hidden in Frimley Park the next day. There's a Facebook page where you can post pictures of the rocks you have found.
Now last, but not least, and on a more sombre note, it have appears there is a new scam doing the rounds.
I have had two emails from "Parking Service" addressed to Dear Driver. It says it is an automated letter of advice that road cameras have recorded "your vehicle. Thus you will have to pay the applicable fine". It asks me to finalise the deal my clicking on a website.
I didn't but I can see that some people might just be sucked in by this, so beware.
And guess what? I won $1.7 million. All I had to do to collect my fortune was click on the website below. That could be the new Tui ad. You've won $1.7millon - click on the link below.
Yeah, right.