Some people in the storm-hit lower South Island could still be without power heading into the weekend.
Supplies are gradually being restored after last week's severe winds but some 3,900 properties in Southland remain without electricity, while in Otago 1,700 are cut off.
Snow blanketed inland areas of the South Island after last Thursday's storm that brought heavy rain and gales to much of the country.
PowerNet said crews were still scoping out the full extent of the damage and it would have a better idea of the wait time for customers in about a day.
Emergency Management Southland said about 30 generators were being circulated in the community to support critical infrastructure, dairy sheds and community hubs.
Invercargill's Mitre 10 manager Tracy Key said the store had stocked up on more than 200 generators over the weekend knowing the demand would be huge, and they had been flying off the shelves.
"It was nice to put some smiles on faces for sure. There are some people who were a wee bit teary when you said how's it been for you, and you can certainly see the emotional drain that it has taken," she said.
Storm damaged trees storm on East Road, Invercargill, are being felled and cut up. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel
A state of emergency remains in place in Southland and Clutha, and a boil water notice is in place for most of the Clutha district.
In North Canterbury tens of millions of dollars worth of irrigation equipment is thought to have been damaged in last Thursday's gales.
MetService issued a snow warning for the Milford Road (SH94) where up to 3cm of snow may settle on the summit on Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning.
Snow showers are possible on the Desert Road (SH1) and Arthurs Pass (SH73), but orange warnings have been lifted, and no further snow is expected to settle on the road. The warning for Lewis Pass (SH7) also has been lifted.
The Inland Road (Route 70) remains closed between Waiau and SH1 because of fallen trees.
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