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Auckland thunderstorm and strong wind

Yachts were overturned, a ferry set adrift, cars overturned and shipping containers toppled by strong wind that hit downtown Auckland.

An overturned catamaran at Westhaven Marina on Tuesday after an overnight storm hit downtown Auckland. (PHOTO: RNZ / Liu Chen)

An upturned catamaran on Tuesday at Westhaven Marina where strong winds hit during a thunderstorm on Monday night. (PHOTO: RNZ / Liu Chen)

The Auckland waterfront on Tuesday morning after a wind blast being described as a tornado sent a ferry adrift, and blew shipping containers into the sea. (PHOTO: RNZ / Liu Chen)

The Auckland waterfront on Tuesday morning (PHOTO: RNZ / Liu Chen)

Damage in Wynyard Quarter after the Auckland storm, (PHOTO: RNZ / Liu Chen)

Businesses in Wynyard Quarter were cleaning up after the storm. (PHOTO: RNZ / Liu Chen)

Lightning lit up the Auckland sky on Monday night. (PHOTO: RNZ / @veronicaschm1dt)

Part of the wharf by the Hilton Hotel on the Auckland waterfront sealed off on Tuesday morning. The Great Barrier Island car ferry broke its moorings near the wharf. (PHOTO: RNZ / Liu Chen)

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