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Waiheke's care house for kids with disabilities to be sold

Waiheke Island's only respite care house for kids with disabilities will be sold on the open market, ending a crucial 30-year service for parents who booked their children in for school holiday programmes and overnight stays. It's been closed and vacant for a year, after Spectrum Care said the service at Melanna House was running at a loss, and they made the difficult decision to pull out. Amy Williams reports.

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