Lightning strikes have reportedly left a large hole in an Auckland home overnight.
A thunderstorm struck over the city around midnight, with strong winds and a heavy downpour.
One house in East Tamaki was reportedly hit by lightning around 2am. Tenant Jason told TV One's Breakfast programme that he heard a loud noise, followed by the house rumbling.
"I came outside to tiles everywhere and a 2 metre hole in the roof," he said.
"It was loud, I wasn't sure what was happening, and then the roof came down."
Images showed tiles had come off the roof of the property, uncovering a black plastic lining underneath.
The Fire Service said it was not called out to any serious weather-related incidents overnight, with only a couple of alarm activations in Auckland, and some minor jobs in Cambridge.
Strong winds battered the region overnight, with MetService recording gusts of almost 130km/h at Manukau Heads and almost 100km/h at Auckland Airport.
Around 7mm of rain fell in the Whangaparaoa Peninsula in the 12 hours to 7am, while 6.2mm fell at Auckland Airport in the same period, MetService said.
- Patrice Dougan of NZME. News Service
