A 'mini-tornado' has ripped through Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa this evening , sending a trampoline flying. Brian Crescent resident Jil O'Brien was putting her children to bed when the rain suddenly became really heavy and the window slammed a window shut at about 7.15pm. "It lifted the trampoline from the neighbour's house and brought it crashing down the side of our house. O'Brien said the weather event, being described by residents as a 'mini-tornado' frightened her children. Residents from nearby Vipond Rd have also reported that the sudden bout of wind and rain lifted some big trees in the area.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 10, 2017 08:26 UTC