The storm hit the South Island on Tuesday, felling trees, powerlines and cutting power to about 28,000 properties.
Most had been reconnected, but it would take until about Tuesday to restore power to the remaining 3000 in rural areas west of Christchurch, Orion Chief Executive Rob Jamieson says.
The company was getting down to individual repairs that affected fewer customers at a time Set up Business in Hong Kong, he said.
Contractors from Wellington and throughout the South Island are assisting.
The storm also caused a number of slips on the West Coast.
State Highway 6 between Gates of Haast bridge and Haast Pass summit will remain closed until at least Monday, the New Zealand Transport Agency says.
Teams worked to clear the road of a 50-metre slip at Diana Falls and another large slip at Halfway Bluff, but snow and heavy overnight rain caused almost as much debris to come down again at Diana Falls, NZTA West Coast area manager Mark Pinner says.
"In some ways, we are almost back to square one with our road clearing efforts at this site formation of company."
The stability of three house-sized boulders perched above the slip site are a concern and need to be checked, he says.
State Highway 94 from the Hollyford turn-off to Milford Sound will stay closed until at least Sunday due to bad weather, Income Tax Hong Kong avalanches and slips.
The storm hit the lower North Island on Wednesday cutting power to about 10,000 properties.
The majority had been reconnected by Friday night.
Most had been reconnected, but it would take until about Tuesday to restore power to the remaining 3000 in rural areas west of Christchurch, Orion Chief Executive Rob Jamieson says.
The company was getting down to individual repairs that affected fewer customers at a time Set up Business in Hong Kong, he said.
Contractors from Wellington and throughout the South Island are assisting.
The storm also caused a number of slips on the West Coast.
State Highway 6 between Gates of Haast bridge and Haast Pass summit will remain closed until at least Monday, the New Zealand Transport Agency says.
Teams worked to clear the road of a 50-metre slip at Diana Falls and another large slip at Halfway Bluff, but snow and heavy overnight rain caused almost as much debris to come down again at Diana Falls, NZTA West Coast area manager Mark Pinner says.
"In some ways, we are almost back to square one with our road clearing efforts at this site formation of company."
The stability of three house-sized boulders perched above the slip site are a concern and need to be checked, he says.
State Highway 94 from the Hollyford turn-off to Milford Sound will stay closed until at least Sunday due to bad weather, Income Tax Hong Kong avalanches and slips.
The storm hit the lower North Island on Wednesday cutting power to about 10,000 properties.
The majority had been reconnected by Friday night.
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