Aucklanders were left wondering if the big storm was a fizzer but others felt its force.

Multiple roads across the Bay of Plenty remain closed due to slips, and fallen trees.

White Island saw wind gusts of 200km/h during Cyclone Cook.

Despite relatively "calm" weather, power in Opotiki and Whakatane remains out.

The worst is over for most of Bay of Plenty region.

Find out what's happening in your region as Cyclone Cook sweeps in.

People choosing to self-evacuate

Residents pleased to be leaving town with huge waves now pounding the beach.

Kokohinau Marae is doing its part to help locals affected by Cyclone Cook.

Check out road closures before heading out of town.

MetService Georgina Griffiths gives us an update on storm's trajectory.

Officials are keen to avoid road deaths as Cyclone Cook bears down.

Satellite images offer a dramatic perspective of Edgecumbe before and after the flood.

Tristram Clayton from Bay of Plenty reporting on the progress of cyclone Cook.

Here are the latest weather updates, region by region as Cyclone Cook bears down.

Accommodation across the Bay is booked out for the long weekend.

Owners of 134 businesses desperate to have access to their buildings in flood-hit town.

But Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges says it is on his agenda. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Civil defence emergency declared in Thames-Coromandel, warning for Aucklanders tomorrow.

Tauranga's meth problem is spiralling into an issue bigger than the Rena disaster.

She says she rang to say the bank wasn't going to hold (made with funding from NZ On Air).

Drama captain Elsie Spiers wins UN competition in Bay while Olivia Temm places third.

Eastern Bay of Plenty schools will be advised to close tomorrow as a precaution.

She says she called multiple times to tell them the flood wall woudn't hold up - Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Time to get out your gumboots and umbrellas with wet weather on the way.

An Edgecumbe business owner is concerned about finances. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

An Edgecumbe business owner is worried he won't cope financially after a flood ravaged the town, evacuating all its residents. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Flood-stricken Bay of Plenty among many areas in line to get more wet weather.

The flooding in Bay of Plenty has bee classified as "medium-scale adverse event".

More members of the flood-ravaged town can return to their homes this morning.