Northland dairy farmers were among the worst affected by the foul weather forcing some to cancel milking after power went out in parts of the region.
Some farmers were part-way through milking yesterday morning when they lost power and had to wait hours before it came back on.
The worst of the storm in Northland was expected to ease last night and a few showers were expected today.Clear weather is predicted over the weekend and early next week.
Mohammed Jamal, a dairy farmer at Pouto Peninsula, managed to milk 250 out of 420 cows when power went out about 6.20am yesterday.
He rang Northpower but said the lines company was not sure when electricity would be restored.