Recent news about typhoon in Taiwan and Japan, and hurricane Isaac in US got me thinking, is NZ cyclone/ tornado prone?
I frequently hear news about US hurricanes and east Asia's typhoons, which happens every year around Aug-Oct period, but I never really heard news about cyclones in NZ. Tried to google it, but I could only find some reference to cyclones happening years back, which looks like more of freak incident than yearly occurrence.
Is cyclone a big problem in NZ? Which areas are cyclone prone? And do we need to be concerned about building cyclone preparedness when looking for place to rent/buy?
I hope those who live in NZcan shed some lights on this