'Trees snapped like toothpicks': Tornado destroys family home
Dan Tudman's daughter called him, screaming as their home was hit by a tornado.
Dan Tudman's daughter called him, screaming as their home was hit by a tornado.
Toks Ngau speaks about the moment a tornado struck Otara, damaging the ambulance his partner - who was in labour - had just got into. Video / Cherie Howie
Three days of heavy rain downpours have brought Auckland's dams back to 51 per cent.
CCTV cameras outside homes and dairies captured the destructive weather in Auckland on Saturday. Video / Harshil Patel / Dathan Rajendran
A tornado has hit East Tamaki, reportedly striking an ambulance with a woman in labour.
One of the photos shows a trampoline that landed 100m from where it took off.
"Loudest thing I've ever heard": residents in north Auckland say they were hit by tornado.
MetService has warned of thunderstorms overnight.
Heavy rain battering the region has seen reservoir dam levels jump.
Severe weather warnings are in place for much of the North Island.
MetService National Weather: June 24th - 26th
Thunderstorms, along with strong winds, are on their way.
Heavy rain is due to hit much of the North Island over the next few days.
MetService National Weather: June 23rd - 25th.
Unseasonably high temperatures have been leading to sizable wildfires in the Arctic.
A dry weather outlook has pushed Auckland's water supply woes to "situation critical".
The coldest spot in Otago and Southland was Wedderburn, which recorded -7.8 degC.
MetService National Weather: June 22nd - 24th.