PHOTO: Northland – New Zealand
An emergency housing provider in Northland says the plight of a Kaitaia family of 11 struggling with health issues in a run-down house is not unusual in a region where people are living in third world conditions.
The three-bedroom rental is home to Tauroa Pirini and Ronald Kiel, their daughter and eight grandchildren.
They blame the dilapidated conditions of the property for their health problems.
Mr Kiel told 1 NEWS the oven keeps blowing up.
“It’s just a hazard. So I thought about using the BBQ because it’s the only thing we’ve got to cook on,” he said.
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