Thunderstorms are expected to continue to hammer the North Island today while snow and rain lash the south.
More than 200 Taranaki homes are without power after a spectacular stormy night knocked out electricity to hundreds across the region.
MetService is warning unstable conditions in the skies mean much of the North Island from Northland to Manawatu and southern Hawke's Bay remains at risk of thunder and lightning from midday.
Forecasters warn the thunderstorms were likely to lash many regions with outbursts of heavy rain, hail and strong wind gusts of up to 100km/h.
A far lower risk of stormy weather was likely for the remaining eastern and southern parts of the North Island and top of the South Island.
