Five midwives working in Central Hawke’s Bay were surprised to read a report suggesting there is just one midwife left in the ...

Strangers have turned up at the doors of devastated homes to offer a helping hand Mangawhai tornado. Stories of the community ...

Contractors are removing building debris and tornado damaged items piled on berms in the most affected areas of Mangawhai ...

Heavy Rain Watches are also in effect for Fiordland and the ranges of the Westland District, primarily overnight Tuesday and ...

The clean up is continuing in Mangawhai with the council beginning to clear rubbish from the berms of the most affected areas ...

The Mangawhai community is banding together to pick up the pieces from yesterday morning's tornado. Two people were seriously ...

The family of a woman badly injured in the Mangawhai tornado say it is a miracle she survived when the second storey of her ...

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 ...

A woman says her partner was seconds away from being killed when the limbs of a tree harpooned the rear of their motorhome ...

Explainer: The wind speed of the Mangawhai tornado is similar to one that's occurred before - RNZ has been looking at what we ...

Jan: At least two people have been injured in a two-vehicle crash about 4pm that's closed State Highway Five in the Bay of Plenty, near Taupo 27 Jan: The rescue of a person trapped in a caravan that a ...

Locals with undamaged homes were pitching in to help their neighbours, cleaning up debris, putting tarpaulins on roofs, even searching for precious trinkets.