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Twister singles out Tauranga home
A freak tornado has ripped off a shed roof, flinging it almost 100m, while leaving almost everything else untouched.
A freak tornado has ripped off a shed roof, flinging it almost 100m, while leaving almost everything else untouched.
A new low developing in the Tasman Sea will bring on another wet weekend providing south easterlies that carry miserable, grey weather and snow for the South, writes Philip Duncan.
Peru has declared a state of emergency after hundreds of children died when temperatures fell below -24C in 16 of the country's 25 regions.
The rain Aucklanders have copped today is likely to ease for a relatively fine but cool weekend.
The rest of the school holidays could be chilly, with wind expected for the north, frosts predicted in the heartland, and heavy rain in the south.
Is this as cold as it will get this year? Quite likely, writes Philip Duncan
Three East Coast families will remain isolated for at least another day after their only road access was washed away by heavy rain yesterday.
Flooding on the East Coast has trapped several residents in their homes, with further heavy rain forecast for tonight putting local civil defence centres on alert.