Living rurally, Chris Williams already had solar power and had just installed a Starlink satellite internet terminal when the cyclone hit.
Waka Kotahi said they will provide an update this morning.
The pizzeria is located on a remote island 20km from Auckland.
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MetService are urging people in the affected regions to take shelter and stay away from doors and windows.
Eden Park is heaving with thousands of spectators for the final day of the competition.
Police said getting in touch with those 13 people remains a priority.
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The National Leader said there'll be strict rules on councils' water quality and infrastructure spending, but Labour argues it will only mean higher rates.
MetService said the Mangawhai area received 300mm of rain over a seven-hour period, while Hawke's Bay could see 120mm of rain by 1pm on Saturday.
Two others have been hospitalised in a serious condition.
Almost 2500 homes are still without power.
Several state highways remain closed after heavy rain compounded existing North Island road damage.
Police are seeking information on offenders in two separate robberies by Lake Puketirini.
"Tropical low 08F was analysed to the north of Fiji this morning," MetService said.
Their homes left uninhabitable, some residents of Auckland's west have banded together in a call for managed retreat from flood-prone areas.
Locals have said trees and powerlines have been taken out as a result.
The clash of the Pacific lived up to the hype with an exciting contest decided by a Taniela Rakuro try late in the match.
Crowds were treated to performances by some of New Zealand's biggest artists, raising money for the Red Cross' Disaster Fund.
The seasoned kapa haka group, hailing from Mātaatua, wowed the judges and crowds alike with their performance at Auckland's Eden Park.
1News reporter Corazon Miller caught up with Ihor Dubovyi and Lidiia Dubova, who she met last year after they fled Russian soil into Europe.
Te Whatu Ora says primary care must help with the overflow from busy hospital "hotspots".
Telea racked up two tries, two assists, 13 defenders beaten and 221 running metres in the Blues' 60-20 win under the roof in Dunedin.
The person had been kayaking with a group on the river near Jackson Bay/Okahu this afternoon.
