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Severe weather and a reported mini-tornado has caused extensive damage to property in North Canterbury tonight.
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Fire service shift manager Andrew Norris said a "cluster of houses" in Amberley, 50km north of Christchurch, had been badly damaged at about 6.30pm.
There were reports that the damage was as the result of a tornado, but that had not been confirmed, he said.