New Zealand's been hammered over the last few days with water spouts, tornadoes and hail--in some cases, 10cm of hail!
Above is a shot of my cousin Helen's son, Mark, on Papamoa Beach (just south of Mount Maunganui, east coast of the North Island), surfing on a bed of hail. We grew up near here in Tauranga, and only once remember something similar as kiddies, many moons ago.
You can find more hail photos from around the country, here.
