Parts of the central and upper North Island have experienced violent weather conditions over the last 24 hours with tornadoes, heavy rain and a fatal landslip.

Tornadoes affecting parts of Taranaki including New Plymouth, have pummelled the area early this morning.
Reports of shattered glass windows, roofs damaged and power out in the centre of New Plymouth have come in.
Iron was ripped from roofs, windows were blown in and power poles toppled as the twisters made their way from the central business district to residential areas.
They followed a path from Placemakers to Pak ‘N Save, and police wanted anyone with businesses or homes on that route to check them for damage.
No one was injured but a person in one house was showered with debris as they lay in bed.

Yesterday the Bay of Plenty was hit by heavy rain which resulted in a landslip through a home causing what is believed to be the death of a teenager.
Hugh Biddle, 17 was buried under tonnes of earth which smashed into the house in Ohope, Eastern Bay of Plenty.
The slip happened just before noon and was caused by a deluge of heavy rain – 76mm in seven hours – which also flooded the Whakatane town centre.

A tornado also ripped through South Auckland yesterday, smashing glass, damaging roofs and tossing recycling bins around.Fisher & Paykel Appliances in East Tamaki was worst hit when the tornado struck about 9.30am.

Conditions are expected to ease today however some localised heavy showers are still possible with isolated thunderstorms.

WeatherWatch.co.nz and NZHerald