Stuff photographer Ricky Wilson ventured out to capture the damage.
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Smashed windows add to what will be a major clean-up job in East Tamaki.Workers assess the damage of this building on Arwen Place.Several trees were ripped from the ground on Arwen Place in East Tamaki.Another trampoline that was taken for a wild ride by the tornado in south Auckland.More of the damage to properties on Franklyne Road in Ōtara.A resident on Ōtara's Franklyne Rd, where this property is located, said he could feel his house shaking as the tornado moved through.Staff at Elite Bathroomware in East Tamaki survey the damage left by the tornado.A trampoline is wrapped around a power pole in the south Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe.