nzherald.co.nz reader, Monita Kumar, sent us this video of hail-covered ground at Baverstock Oaks Primary School in Dannemora, after a rare hailstorm hit suburbs across Auckland, this afternoon.

nzherald.co.nz readers send in their photos of the rare hailstorm that has hit suburbs across Auckland.

As the death toll rose and waters began to recede, Romney's campaign did try to "walk back" his old FEMA comments, writes Tracey Barnett. "Good luck with that."

Falling trees, floods and electrocution from downed power lines all play a part in deaths of scores of people in the devastating US storm.

In a video media release from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, we can watch the flooding damage to the East River Tunnel caused by the fury of Superstorm Sandy.

In a media release from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, we can see the flooding damage caused by the fury of Superstorm Sandy.

A toppled crane, a partially collapsed apartment building ... and amid the storm's fury, trapped New Zealanders report home.

Hurricane Sandy is hitting New York city hard, this YouTube video shows the facade of a building collapse, missing the firefighters on the street below.

Raw footage of a spectacular transformer explosion in Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy.

Reporting live on CNN and broadcasting worldwide, reporter Ali Velshi was joined by three male locals ready for a swim in a Hurricane Sandy 'video bomb'.

Head weather analyst Philip Duncan talks with Steven Orsbourn of nzherald.co.nz via Skype from Atlanta, U.S. on the current situation of Hurricane'Sandy which is set to hit the Northeast coast of the U.S. covering a massive 1600km.

We've asked expats on the ground in New York to keep us updated in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Are you a Kiwi in New York? Tell us what your Sandy experience is. Email us