This is going to be the most massive need we've seen in our history. But the challenge comes when the emotionalism of the event dies.

This is the worst disaster of my 32 years I've ever seen that's this bad. I've been through a lot of hurricanes and disaster services. This is a war zone. It is horrid. People's lives are just — everything they've worked for their entire lives is absolutely gone.

I've never seen devastation so bad. I've been through Andrew, Hugo, Charley, Ivan - this is by far the worst.

A job like that is a huge challenge and as a passionate Kiwi it's hard to say no to a challenge,

People are going to be without homes or places to put stuff.

This is the worst disaster of my 32 years I've ever seen that's this bad. I've been through a lot of hurricanes and disaster services. This is a war zone. It is horrid. People's lives are just — everything they've worked for their entire lives is absolutely gone.