Turner said the speed varied along the path of a tornado, which is why some homes suffered more damage than others. The lack of radar coverage in regional New Zealand made it harder to detect ...

Trees are down and there are widespread power outages after a tornado in Northland's Mangawhai. Videos posted to social media showed several trees down across roads, with emergency services working to ...

Northpower said it is possible that about 140 homes on old Waipu Road - the area worst affected by the tornado - will be without power ... So that's not a good thing, but at least we're okay." RNZ is ...

According to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand, tornadoes are relatively rare there. On average, around seven to 10 moderate to strong tornado events are ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand said they were responding to multiple calls after a “reported tornado” around 3am this morning brought trees down, lifted roofs and damaged buildings.

The response to the tornado has been a multi-agency approach, involving Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Police, Northpower and other lifeline utilities. Since yesterday afternoon efforts have been led ...