Headline 1: Through all of this not once have we been forgotten: "A Levin couple have nothing but praise for the local Fire Brigade members who sheltered them from harm during Wednesday's violent windstorm. Bill and Margaret Tottenham were taken to the fire station after firefighters were called to their home in Mako Mako Road home ..."

Photographs: 1. Bill and Margaret Tottenham at Levin Fire Station, 2. Uprooted trees by the bailey bridge at Muhunoa East Road, 3. Shane Douglas of Muhunoa East Road with his damaged greenhouse and 4. Fulton Hogan workers clearing trees on Main Road South, Levin.

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.