An Auckland woman says her partner was seconds away from being killed when the limbs of a tree harpooned the rear of their motorhome during the tornado that ripped through Mangawhai yesterday. About ...
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 ...
Northpower hoped to fully reinstate power by 5pm but the damage was worse than first thought. Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson says a transformer still needs replacing. The tornado injured two people; nine ...