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Police are warning residents in Taranaki to stay indoors after reports of several tornados hitting the area tonight.
Police central communications centre team leader Stacey Robinson said several tornadoes had been reported to have hit the coast of Taranaki from Oakura to Waitara.
Several trees had come down onto roads in the area and roofs had been blown off.
Fire, ambulance and police were responding.
New Plymouth was one of three places in the North Island hit by tornados yesterday.
- NZPA
