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The amount of repair work already underway shows the strong community spirit in tornado-hit Papatoetoe, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
She has also visited the Papatoetoe Fire Station where she met Auckland Council and Emergency Management staff, as well as first responders to the emergency.
Some accompanied the prime minister as she walked along Hayward Road where the tornado that hit around 8.30am caused substantial damage to many houses.
Workers repair damage on a house in Hayward Road in Papatoetoe.
Photo: RNZ / Jean Bell
At least 62 houses have been declared uninhabitable.
A worker was killed when the tornado struck a freight container hub in Wiri Station Road.
Corles-Davis, who has lived in the street for 15 years, said she was asked on Sunday by a property developer if she wanted to sell her home. “I was so angry. They have been in the area trying to get business and it is not on. This is the worst street in Papatoetoe right now,” she said. Corles-Davis said she told one of the developers in no uncertain terms what he could do with his offer. “I was so angry, I swore at him. I told my neighbour if I was a foot taller I would have punched him.” She said selling her home is the last thing on her mind and she is still trying to get her head around what happened.