Fire and Emergency responded to 110 weather-related incidents between 5pm and 8pm on Sunday, with 76 of those in Auckland.

FENZ Northern Manager Josh Pennefather said 24 callouts were in Waikato, three in Northland, and three in the Bay of Plenty.

MetService said on Sunday morning it had detected more than 2700 lightning strikes since midnight.

In the Bay of Plenty, there were reports that trees has taken out powerlines on No2 Rd. People reported on social media that the lines were down across the road.

This morning, Powerco reports that 14 properties are still affected by the outage.

Other places experiecing outages in the region include: Pukehina, Pongakawa, Papamoa, Katikati, Mount Maunganui, Te Puke, Waihi, Papamoa Beach, Tahawai, Aongatete, Gate Pa, and Whakamarama,.

There was also reports of a slip on Welcome Bay Rd, near Te Puke overnight. A post on the Bay of Plenty & Waikato Accidents & Traffic Information Facebook page reports this is now clear.

Damage to trees, powerlines, tramps

A trampoline hit the powerlines on Grandview Road, Hamilton in May. Photo: Supplied

MetService also warned that the high winds could cause damage to trees, powerlines and unsecured structures.

The lead meteorologist Alain Baillie said winds were expected to gust up to 120km/h and conditions could be hazardous.

"We can expect trees to come down, obviously powerlines are at risk.

"If you've got unsecure things like trampolines they are likely to be transported somewhere that you do not want them to be transported to, so fix them down as best you can."

He said there was also a risk to vehicles - especially those that were high-sided - and motorcycles.

Significant snow for the south

Snow in Tekapo on 9 August, 2025. Photo: Supplied

Road snowfall warnings were in place for several South Island roads, as snowfall is forecast above 600m-800m.

MetService issued warnings for the Crown Range Road, and the Lewis, Lindis and Porters Passes through to Sunday evening.

Between one and four centimetres of snow was expected to accumulate.

A warning remained in place for Milford Road until Monday afternoon. An additional 10 to 20 centimetres of snow was expected to accumulate on higher parts of the road.

See how the weather events unfolded with the RNZ liveblog:

-RNZ