Severe weather floods houses in AucklandJOHN SELKIRK/FAIRFAX NZ Severe weather has hit Auckland, flooding dozens of homes. Severe rain pounded the Auckland region for around an hour, flooding homes and creating chaos. READ MORE: Auckland weather tomorrow"It was a pretty busy hour... Auckland's severe weather comes after a "mini tornado" hit rural Northland earlier on Wednesday afternoon. Residents in Waipu were alerted to unusual weather event after three trees were ripped down over SH1 and a house was hit by severe winds.

Source: Stuff June 22, 2016 09:46 UTC