Several suburbs around Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty are still without power, two days after Cyclone Dovi ripped through the region.

According to Powerco, properties in Katikati, Aongatete, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, Papamoa Beach, Omanawa, Bethlehem, Tahawai, Pongakawa, Parkvale, Lower Kaimai, Te Puke, Tanners Point and Whakamarama are yet to have power restored.

Powerco states a number of reasons for the outages, including damaged equipment, strong winds or it says a site investigation in underway. Read here for more details on individual outages.

A map showing affected areas in the upper North Island. Image: Powerco.

In a statement released overnight, network operations manager Scott Horniblow says while work is progressing as quickly and safely as possible, some customers may not have their power restored.

'We're doing everything we can to get the power back on, but due to the extent of the damage and complexity of repairs, some customers could remain off overnight.

'Our crews have been working into the evening to reconnect customers but for safety reasons we stood them down at 8pm, except for those who will be on hand to respond to any emergencies during the night.

'We know that the possibility of not having power overnight is a difficult message for customers to hear, but we can assure them that our crews will be out tomorrow morning to continue in the daylight.

'For this reason, we have postponed our planned works for Monday and Tuesday so that crews can focus on the reconnecting customers.

'Once again, we'd like to thank customers for their patience and understanding.”
Customers can contact their electricity retailer - the company who sends their power bill - about power outages.

Alternatively, they can find current outage information and estimated restoration times on Powerco's website at www.powerco.co.nz/outages

Debris at McLaren Falls Park. Image: Tauranga City Council Facebook.

Meanwhile, Tauranga City Council reports that McLaren Falls Park is closed as clean up continues after Sunday's storm.

In a post on Facebook, the council says "due to the wild, wet and windy weather over the weekend, McLaren Falls is closed for the next three days while our wonderful team clean up the debris".

"Thank you for your patience while we get it all up and running as soon as we can."