Living inside a Wellington border house: No toilet paper, fridge or washing machine

By Max Rashbrooke
New Zealand Listener·
12 mins to read

Living inside a Wellington border house: No toilet paper, fridge or washing machine
Living inside a Wellington border house: No toilet paper, fridge or washing machine

In 2012, Max Rashbrooke spent three weeks living in a Wellington boarding house, writing about the experience for the Listener. The place he chose, Malcolm’s, has since closed and Healthy Homes legislation has come into effect mandating insulation and heating standards for all residential properties including boarding houses and hostels.

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