Severe weather overnight has brought down trees, slips and cut power to thousands. 

See photos and a video of last nights storm here.

NewstalkZB reports a number of roads have been affected by the stormy weather. 

State Highway 4 is closed at Raetihi. A slip has blocked the road from Wanganui River Road to Raetihi in both directions. Fallen trees are a problem on State Highway 56 at Makerua in Manawatu. The road is open but caution is needed.

As well, the portion of State Highway 57 between Palmerston North and Linton is marginal.

New Plymouth WeatherWatch reporter John Blackman says around 4000 customers in North Taranaki lost power after severe weather caused damage to multiple sections of Powerco’s electricity network.

Power was cut to around 4000 customers in North Taranaki after severe weather caused damage to multiple sections of Powerco’s electricity network.

Network Operations Manager Phil Marsh says rain followed by high winds had caused trees and branches to break and fall into overhead lines.

He says supply to around 1500 customers in Oakura, Omata and Okato was lost around 1.20am, and at 7.25 tree damage caused a further loss of supply to around 2500 customers in and around Inglewood.

Mr Marsh says there were also a number of isolated properties across Taranaki that were without power due to storm damage to service lines.

WeatherWatch.co.nz says that conditions should ease over the next 24 hours with much lighter rain already falling in a number of northern regions. 

No siginificant thunderstorms are forecast for today by the Weather Watch Centre however predictions of more stormy weather coming this weekend are now starting to come in.

A large area of low pressure looks likely to develop in the Tasman Sea and spread across the country, bringing more heavy rain to northern and western regions of New Zealand.

What’s it like where you are today?  Post a comment below!