Headline: These photographs supplied by Electra show the damage they had to contend with and the force of the wind whipping power lines in Horowhenua on Wednesday. The photographs are of the 33,000 volt lines from Mangahao at Shannon that supply power to Horowhenua from the national grid.

Photographs: 5

Headline 1: Race on to restore electricity. "Heavy rain yesterday hampered relief efforts to restore electricity tio isolated Horowhenua residents after 100 millimetres of rain in the Tararua Ranges...."

Headline 2: Good samaritan turns adversity into opportunity. "Foxton man Nigel Williams not only cleaned up the Foxton Primary School grounds but turned the exercise into a fundraising venture..."

Photographs: 1. Nigel Williams cutting firewood at Foxton Primary School, 2. Tree and other debris banked up in the Foxton River and 3. Fulton Hogan contractors cutting branches away from high voltage powerlines in Shannon.