The coldest temperature was -4.8C in Nelson Lakes.

Over 79,000 Auckland homes are without power, with more strong winds predicted.

The storm that hit on Tuesday night may be a taste of the winter to come.

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Metservice is assuring us it will not be as severe as yesterday's storm.

Snow on Coronet peak as 13cm fell overnight. video / Coronet Peak

MetService Weather New Zealand: April 11th - 13th

MetService Weather Christchurch: April 12th

Civil Defence director John Dragicevich says the public were well informed and the damage caused came as no surprise to him.

Christchurch and Queenstown to get the cold tonight.

NIWA is warning Aucklanders to be wary of trees weakened by Tuesday night’s storm that could be bowled over and result in further outages tomorrow.

MetService Severe Weather Update: April 11th - 12th

Yesterday's storm was a strange stew packing a dying marine heatwave and side-swipe low.

Auckland is assessing the destruction after 140km/h winds battered the city, bringing trees crashing onto homes and roads and knocking down power poles.

Get cash, avoid candles and call on your friends. It could be a long (dark) few days).

Auckland is assessing the destruction after 140km/h winds battered the city, bringing trees crashing onto homes and roads and knocking down power poles.

The 12m tree was ripped out of the ground as Auckland was battered by 140km/h winds.

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Storm took power from 200,000 customers in less than 24 hours.

More than 100 thousand homes and businesses have lost electricity and power company Vector says it may be several days before supply is restored in some parts of the city.

Man, 86, about to go to bed when winds peel off his home's roof.

Eleven houses are uninhabitable as homeowners bunk with family and friends.

Scaffolding and early constructions at a Hobsonville Point site has been brought down in the storm. / Video by Dean Purcell

Dunedin will remain chilly for the rest of the week after a southerly blast slammed the door on the city's long hot summer yesterday. / Otago Daily Times

More than 100,000 homes and businesses in the city have outages.

A sudden and explosive power outage was captured on video in Auckland during last night's storm. / Supplied by Brandon Liang

Adverse weather conditions around New Zealand continue to impact airlines.

A southerly blast has slammed the door on the South Island's long hot summer.

The heavy winds in Tuesday night's storm pulled trees down onto cars and homes, with 100,000 homes and businesses losing power.

Power cuts are affecting students across the upper North Island.