Storm rages on

Thousands of Auckland homes were still without power last night as the front moved south, lashing the east of the North Island.

170km/h wind gust at Tiritiri Lighthouse in the Hauraki Gulf

236mm of rain recorded at Puhipuhi, Northland on Monday and Tuesday

70,000 Auckland customers without power at the height of the storm

700-plus customers lodge claims with their insurers