Two tornadoes strike Horowhenua, damaging houses and closing SH1

Weather live: 'Extensive damage' as tornado hits Levin, SH1 closes

Residents were left shaken after 'extensive damage' to homes, schools, kindies and halls.

'Huge' thunderclap as tornado rips through New Zealand town of Levin

Video shows the moment a tornado hit Levin, leaving a trail of destruction.Trish Wilkinson was laying in bed when she heard what she described as a huge thunder clap on Tuesday morning.It was a tornado hurtling through the small town, taking off roofs, toppling fences and sending trampolines flying.READ MORE: 'Stupid, wrong': Billionaire supporters turn on TrumpShe said a trampoline and a fence had been damaged near her property by the weather.A…

Two tornadoes strike Horowhenua, damaging houses and closing SH1

A section of State Highway 1 is closed in Levin and damaging gale-force winds are striking the country as wild weather descends. Already this morning 90km/h...