Ben Hill is a reporter for The New Zealand HeraldA tornado has hit on the Kapiti Coast this evening. A police spokeswoman said the tornado caused damage to trees and a street sign on Te Moana Rd in Waikanae. Herald photographer Mark Mitchell said the twister appears to have hit a construction site on part of the Kapiti Expressway. Residents have taken to social media to say the tornado tore through their properties. A resident contacted the Herald to say their "very heavy" double gate had been picked up and blown across Te Moana Rd.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 16, 2016 07:29 UTC