The Northland town was hit by high winds in the early hours of Sunday, damaging 50 houses and knocking down power poles, ...
The township of Mangawhai has been described as looking like a war zone, with houses destroyed, roofs torn off, debris scattered across the roads, power poles ripped off the base, and trees snapped ...
Around three this morning, a line of severe thunderstorms and winds tore through the town and surrounding areas. Two people have been hospitalised with serious injuries. A neighbour says one of the ...
A meteorologist says it’s unclear whether the damage in Mangawhai was the work of a tornado: but the ingredients were likely there for one. The strongest gust amid the weather action was 122km/h, ...
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A woman says her partner was seconds away from being killed when the limbs of a tree harpooned the rear of their motorhome ...
After 60 years of serving the country, the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s C-130H Hercules fleet have been retired from service ...
A motorist has captured the moment a delivery truck careened over the centre line, smashing into the side of a truck, causing ...
Explainer: The wind speed of the Mangawhai tornado is similar to one that's occurred before - RNZ has been looking at what we know so far.
MetService warns the wet weather currently covers Ashley Forest and is also nearing Hanmer Springs and Culverden. It's expected to bring heavy rain and hail. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in ...
Fewer than 40 New Zealand fairy terns survive - making it six times rarer than the kākāpō, which is often treated as the "poster bird" for our most endangered species.