From hail to sunshine, parts of the Bay of Plenty got a mixed bag of wild weather this afternoon.
Whakamārama woman Zena Crouch was among those Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga residents who witnessed the turbulent atmosphere.
She was lying down at home and about to watch television when her children started shouting about the hail falling outside.
Crouch said she grabbed her phone to capture the kids frolicking about in the hail.