Floods, slips, twisters and mayhem last night.
Fire crews were kept busy last night in Papamoa and Mt Maunganui after a Twister ripped through Papamoa beach ripping up roof tiles and causing damage to property.
Fire crews from Papamoa and Mount Maunganui were called to Longview Drive shortly after 8.30pm yesterday and spent about two hours helping to collect tiles and repair roofs with tarpaulins.
Mount Maunganui firefighter Murf Arndell said the crews were called out shortly after the weather event ripped through the street.
"The twister was gone but the roofs were a mess. Tiles were laying in gutters and on the ground. A mini twister went through,'' he said.
The weather also caused problems further down the coast in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
STH30 was also closed just before 11pm last night after a tree near the Rotomas and Kawerau west turn off came down taking out power lines and landing over the road.
Kawerau fire brigade and police attended to help clear the debris from the road.
A spokes person for Horizon Energy said the tree had come down as a result of heavy gusts, power lines were knocked out and were later restored just after 1am.
Parts of the Waimana gorge and also Hillcrest hill remain closed or reduced to one lane due to surface flooding and slips.
\Whakatane district council advice to take care on the roads.