Storm Henry keeps carving a path of destruction as it sweeps across the country, causing widespread power outages, as well as throwing debris around, blocking roads and paths nationwide.
It is understood that hundreds of properties on the western seaboard remain dark this evening, as electricity supply has been widely disrupted.
Three weather warnings remain in effect countrywide as winds with an average speed of 80km/h and gusts of up to 130km/h lash the nation.
Stormy conditions will ease overnight, giving way to rain, more intense in the north.