Weather
Tasman district in clean up mode after tornado
Upper Moutere in the Tasman district is in clean up mode this morning after a tornado struck yesterday.
About 50 homes were damaged, a dozen of which had roofs that had partially or completely… Audio
Debris strewn across streets in Paraparaumu after tornado
Residents have told RNZ the tornado on Kapiti Coast lasted about one minute.
Reporter on the scene Kirsty Frame said the damage is severe with roofs missing and debris everywhere.
She said one house… Audio
Weather calm before Kapiti tornado hit - witness
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has described the damage done by a tornado in Paraparaumu, north of Wellington, before dawn this morning.
Assistant Commander of the Wellington fire Brigade, Stephen… Audio
Paraparaumu tornado FENZ update
A tornado has hit the Nikau valley near Paraparaumu north of Wellington. Stephen Hudson who assistant commander of the Wellington fire brigade spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Upper Moutere homeowner in shock over tornado damage
Insurance assessors are due in Nelson's Upper Moutere valley today following yesterday's tornado there , which tore up roads, lifted roofs, blew out windows, brought down trees and flung debris far… Audio
Several properties damaged by Kapiti Coast tornado
Several properties have been damaged by a tornado on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington.
Fire and Emergency shift manager, Belinda Beets, says they received their first call just before 5.30am on… Audio
Thunderstorms set to bring more high winds and rain
NIWA is keeping a close eye on the weather in the wake of severe thunderstorms and tornados yesterday which wrought havoc in parts of East Auckland and the Upper Moutere in the Nelson district.
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East Auckland residents repairing tornado damage
East Auckland residents have been repairing roofs and fences after a tornado struck at around nine o'clock on Sunday night.
Most of the damage runs from the Pakuranga Golf Club southeast to Barry… Audio
Gisborne escapes heavy weather hit
Gisborne appears to have escaped any serious damage from the wild holiday-weekend weather - but the region remains in a precarious state in the wake of cyclone Gabrielle.
According to Gisborne mayor… Audio
Around 100 properties damaged by Easter weekend tornadoes in Auckland, Tasman
About 100 properties across Auckland and the Tasman district were damaged when tornados tore through the regions over the weekend.
East Auckland was hit on Sunday night, followed by another twister… Audio
Tornado weather conditions will linger around motu today
And there was also a tornado in the Tasman District west of Nelson yesterday afternoon. About 1.20pm -- sixteen hours after the east Auckland twister -- a tornado damaged about 50 homes, most of them… Audio
East AK properties lashed by tornadoes deal with robbers
More than 100 homes were damaged by tornados in just 16 hours over the long weekend, with those in the firing line saying it's lucky no-one lost their life. At least 50 properties were damaged when a… Audio
Tornadoes damage about 100 properties after storms sweep across NZ
About 50 properties have been damaged after a tornado tore through the Tasman district near Nelson on Monday afternoon.
Aucklanders warned of more potential tornadoes as unsettled weather continues
Aucklanders in East Tāmaki are cleaning up after a tornado damaged about 51 properties on Sunday night.
How tornadoes are formed and what unfolded in Auckland
Analysis - Thunderstorm cells over Auckland were lined up in such a way that they fed into each other and kept each other going - leaving damage in its wake.
Council defers more than $10m of projects to pay for cyclone repairs
Northland's worst-hit Cyclone Gabrielle district is deferring more than $10 million of planned work rather than almost doubling its rates to pay for major Cyclone Gabrielle damage.
Storm warnings update
The latest information on the bad weather conditions affecting part of the motu. Audio
'It was scary' - Tornado strikes Auckland, damages houses and fells trees
Firefighters helped put tarpaulins over damaged roofs and attended to other property damage in East Auckland as a civil defence centre was opened overnight for displaced residents.
Tornado strikes East Auckland as storm hits
There were reports of a tornado in East Auckland yesterday as severe thunderstorm watches were issued for much of the central and upper North Island.
More than 3000 injury claims from this year's storms - ACC data
It was the first big picture look at the injury toll that came alongside the loss of life and the massive damage to property and the environment from the storms earlier thsi year.
