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18 September 2026

Waiheke Island's only respite care house for children with disabilities to be sold

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Waiheke Island's only respite care house for children with disabilities to be sold

Melanna House has been closed for a year and Kainga Ora has confirmed it will sell the house after it failed to find another provider to run the disability respite care service.

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