Live: Thousands without power on Banks Peninsula, flooding in South Auckland
The region remains under a state of emergency, with evacuations, widespread flooding, slips, power cuts and pleas to conserve water.
However, a red heavy rain warning for Tasman district south-east of Motueka was lifted at 9pm.
Just one orange heavy rain warning remains for the top of the South Island, for the Nelson city district and Marlborough north-west of the Awatere Valley until 11pm.
Meanwhile, the Coromandel Peninsula, Rotorua and Bay of Plenty west of Kawerau are under an orange heavy rain warning until 2am on Saturday.
Up to 70 millimetres of rain is expected.
Waikato and Mount Taranaki are also under an orange heavy rain warning until 11pm.
The eastern Bay of Plenty and Tairāwhiti could see up to 90 millimetres of rain overnight, with a chance of being upgraded to a red rain warning.
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