Fire whirl, fire devil, fire tornado or even firenado — scientists, firefighters and regular folks use multiple terms to describe similar phenomena, and they don’t always agree on what’s what.

Nature is capable of the most mysterious, surreal, stunning, and powerful things. The only thing we can do as humans is to ...

Nestled in the heart of Marshall, Little Amerricka is the plucky little park that could. It’s like someone shrunk down all ...

The fire hits hard for the Bickers family, because two other homes on their family property were destroyed in a tornado back in April 2023. One of those was her mother’s house that is now almost ...

Major clean up is happening today in Mangawhai after a severe tornado rolled through the Northland town. Fire and Emergency Northland District Manager Wipari Henwood said emergency crews were not ...

Firefighters are continuing to check homes and properties in the area where a tornado affected an area of Mangawhai earlier this morning. Fire and Emergency NZ started to receive 111 calls from ...

Fire and Emergency NZ is responding to multiple calls following a reported tornado in the Northland community of Mangawhai around 3am today. Response Coordinator Graeme Quensell says firefighters ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand said they were responding to multiple calls after a “reported tornado” around 3am this morning brought trees down, lifted roofs and damaged buildings.

Dangerous weather conditions prompted red-flag warnings throughout the region through Friday as crews worked to contain the Hughes Fire that broke out this week.