John Key: Former Prime Minister on the damage in Maui due to wildfires - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

A big rebuild job ahead for Maui locals once the wildfires start to ease.

At least 53 people are dead and around 11,000 are without power on the island as Hawaii faces one of the worst natural disasters in its history.

Former Prime Minister John Key has a property there, but it's not affected.

He told Heather du Plessis-Allan that having gone through the Christchurch rebuild, he understands the challenge ahead.

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