Kāpiti Coast chaos as tornadoes take roofs, down trees

From Checkpoint, 5:44 pm on 1 June 2022

There was chaos on the Kapiti Coast today after tornados ripped through - tearing rooves of houses and knocking trees down.

About five properties in Waikanae Beach were damaged, with at least two families spending the night elsewhere.

A second tornado hit nearby Otaihanga half an hour later, bringing down trees that totally demolished a sleepout.

Our reporter Hamish Cardwell and camera man Angus Dreaver went to see the damage.