• A Marlborough family living in a shed has been forced to turn down temporary accommodation so they can keep their place on the state housing list.

Blenheim woman Arihiana Edmonds, her partner Solo Hafoka and their three children moved into a friend’s shed after their landlord sold their rental and they struggled to find somewhere else.

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A family living in a shed, from left, Solo Hafoka, Eniketi Hafoka, Jeremaya Hafoka, 1, and Arihiana Edmonds.