Dr Jonathan Jarman told Radio New Zealand's Morning Report that there could be up to one to two thousand people living in severe domestic squalor and more work needs to be done to coordinate a multi-agency response to help these people.
Three's Newshub news at 6pm, The New Zealand Herald, Newstalk ZB, Waatea News, Mediaworks and the Pacific Media Network also followed up on the Briefing - Severe domestic squalor in Aotearoa New Zealand: A preliminary survey.
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