'New Zealand is teetering on the brink': Charities see alarming levels of poverty | RNZ

There are a dozen people in the Latu household in the Auckland suburb of Mangere, but not enough beds for everyone | Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_... Three of Unaloto Latu's children have to sleep on couches in the living room. "Those three big chairs over here, our younger children sleep here... we know that sometimes it's hard for them but they have no choice." Her husband has been off work with a knee injury for about three years and their household income, reliant on the benefit, is always stretched. They are not alone - social services said they are seeing an alarming level of poverty as families struggle with the cost of living. Read more: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5... Reporter: Amy Williams Video: Marika Khabazi