A mini tornado is believed to have caused damage to houses in Maungatapu ripping tiles of roofs and causing trees to fall as wild weather hit the Bay of Plenty last night and this morning.

Clive Hunt from Lop and Chop in Tauranga chopping up fallen trees. Photos: Daniel Hines.

Firefighters were called to Haukare Street, Hairini, at 6am today and are still at the scene after it is believed a mini tornado caused damage to houses in the street.

'There's been some sort of mini tornado and a few trees down, says a Northern Fire Communications shift manager.

"There are also some tiles off houses, so we're just helping put the tiles back on the roofs."

No one was injured.

Greerton Fire Brigade is still at the scene.

A caller to 0800 SUNLIVE says there is about eight houses with major damage to their roofs down the bottom of Haukare Street.

The caller, who lives on the street, says luckily his house came out okay but others are not so lucky.

There is just rubbish everywhere, he says.

Strong winds are believed to have forced a trampolione from about eight houses down on to his property.

He says firefighters are putting tarpaulins on the roofs of about eight houses after trees fell on top of them.

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Supplied photos below:

Damage to a Welcome Bay property following last night's "mini tornado". Photo: Cameron Avery.

Damage to a property on Linton Crescent in Matua. Photo: Supplied.

Damage to a property on Linton Crescent in Matua.

A fallen tree on Haukore Street.

A tree has fallen through the fence on Victory Street in Welcome Bay. Photo: Cameron Avery.