Cyclone Tam, which is now classified as an Ex-Tropical Cyclone, has continued to strike New Zealand’s North Island with strong winds and heavy rainfall, resulting in widespread power outages.

Other MPs on the trip include National’s Greg Fleming and Hamish Campbell, New Zealand First MP Jamie Arbuckle ... a large military exercise around the island.

WELLINGTON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam has unleashed severe weather across New Zealand's Northland ... and the upper South Island, prompting warnings for a wild and wet Easter ...