Wild weather that has lashed the country over the past few days is continuing to hamper people in the South Island and Wellington.
Ferries have been cancelled and large parts of Canterbury are without power, as high winds continue to batter the country.
About 2500 thousand homes were plunged into darkness in Canterbury overnight, with electricity providers not expecting it to be restored for many until later on Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, Fire and Emergency New Zealand responded to 70 callouts in Christchurch throughout the night - with powerlines and trees down and roofs damaged.
Further north, the majority of the Cook Strait ferry services have been cancelled or delayed on Tuesday morning because of rough sea conditions.
The Bluebridge ferry said its 2am, 8:15am and 1:30pm Wellington to Picton crossings are cancelled. It also announced the 2:30am, 7:45am and 2pm Picton to Wellington crossings are also cancelled.
Services on the Interislander are also affected with crossing on the Kaiarahi, Kaitaki and Aratere all cancelled.
Interislander said the 2:30am, 6:15am, 8:45am and 1pm sailings from Wellington are cancelled while the 7:30am, 11am, 2:15pm and 6:30pm crossings from Picton are also scrapped.
The orange strong wind warnings that were in place for the majority of the South Island and lower North Island on Monday have now eased. The road snowfall warnings that were also in place have also eased.
