Tornado slideshow

The tornadoes in Birkenhead and Albany show how strong our homes are as well as the force of nature.

A macrocarpa hit a home with force, a fir filled a pool, the roots of a gum threw aside concrete paving—and the media fed their faces from 5am on Wednesday, 4 May 2011.

Kiwi construction helps the house resist a macrocarpa
The aftermath- a car removed from beneath a fallen tree
Reporter, photographer and a torn pavement
One of the many fallen trees fills a pool
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