Thousands of whānau are bracing themselves for winter with about one in three Māori living in cold, damp and mouldy homes.
Housing advocates say that will mean thousands of Māori tamariki will end up is hospital this year with avoidable illnesses.
There are fears the fall out from Covid-19 is going to make this winter much harder.
Māori news correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan reports.
