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Warm homes

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Warm homes

Some illnesses are linked to damp and badly ventilated houses. Young Auckland boy Cornellius Omeli (left), pictured in 2010, spent a lot of time in hospital due to asthma, until the family home was insulated. He did not require any hospital treatment after the insulation was installed.

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Kerryn Pollock, Child and youth health – Socio-economic status, ethnicity and health, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30314/warm-homes (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 30 May 2011.