Live: 'Hunker down' - tornado's trail of destruction: buildings damaged, roads closed; polar blast hits NZ
Levin tornado carves trail of destruction, houses damaged, trees torn up, roads closed.
Levin tornado carves trail of destruction, houses damaged, trees torn up, roads closed.
MetService Severe weather: May 20th. Video / MetService
Strong winds, heavy rain across NZ, and brace for a temperature drop down south on Friday.
The warning covers the period from 7pm Friday to 1am Saturday.
Large swells of up to 8m are expected to batter the western coastline this weekend.
The weather event is expected to be the country's first wintry blast.
New Zealand runs into problems when lake levels are low.
It might be time to reconsider the extra blanket on the bed tonight.
Few weather worries for most, but rain warning issued for one part of the country.