Treasure trove or death trap?

To some it might look like a tip.
To Kawakawa shop owner Barry Wilson, the towering stacks of cardboard boxes and tables crammed with Chinese-made items are his treasure trove and his living.
But the fire service says the Kawakawa store is a fire hazard and a death trap.
Kawakawa volunteer firefighters were called out on Monday and had to act quickly to stop an arson attack at the back of the property from spreading.
Mr Wilson reckons the fire is the last straw and he is vowing to close the business.
"They've tried to burn us down. I've had enough and I won't be opening again," he said.
"It's a shame because I've got a van-load of new stuff to come in but now it will have to go."
In the four years Mr Wilson has owned the shop, he has amassed hair dye, feather boas, cowboy hats, hair ties, shampoo, school bags, T-shirts, perfume, sunglasses, Mickey Mouse pens, energy drinks, throat lozenges, wind chimes, socks, spray paint, calendars, books and thousands of other items.
News of the planned shop closure came as a shock to regular customers.
One woman said over the years she had bought some beautiful things from the shop, formerly home to the Bonanza tearooms.
"He does a real service for this community. It's a lower decile community who can't afford much but here we can really treat our kids and even ourselves.
"We can get them some little luxuries. Now this has been taken away from them."
But fire investigator Craig Bain said the blaze had all the hallmarks of a potential disaster with so much combustible material in the shop.
The door at the rear of the shop was padlocked and boxes were stacked up against it.
"If there had been anyone in the shop and the fire spread, who knows what could have happened with the exit blocked and the aisles pretty much impassable?" Mr Bain said.
He said the fire service had repeatedly warned Mr Wilson about the fire risks in the shop.
The fire service had also notified the Far North District Council about the risks.
Council spokesman Rick McCall said after a complaint from a member of the public about boxes in front of the shop spilling out across the footpath, Mr Wilson was warned to keep them flush with his building.
Mr McCall said another visit by an inspector to check if other regulations were being breached would happen soon.
Police investigating the attempted arson are appealing to the public for information.
"Anyone who noticed something suspicious should contact police. This is a daylight attack and the offenders could have been in the main street prior to the arson," Detective Constable Patrick Ridgley said.