Have you been affected by the storm? Send us your photos and videos
A 15-year-old girl died in Northland early this morning after a tree fell on a caravan she was sleeping in.
The incident happened on a rural property at Whakapara, 23km northwest of Whangarei, at 12.50am.
One other person was in the caravan but managed to escape uninjured, Whangarei police Acting Sergeant James Calvert told NZPA.
The Fire Service took about an hour to free the girl, but she had already died, he said.
The young woman's death happened during a storm which has been lashing the northern part of the North Island during the weekend.
The MetService has issued a severe weather watch and has forecast heavy rain and severe gales from Northland to Waikato and across to Bay of Plenty.
The severe weather was expected to ease later today, the MetService said.
- NZPA
