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A Burmese family left high and dry when their car was stolen and written off feel they have been given a fresh start after being inundated with donations and offers of help.

Kevin Stent/Stuff Extensive repair work on pipes beneath Mt Albert at Island Bay ran for months in 2020, and now residents have been told there is more to come. (File Photo). Island Bay residents are being told to expect three months of foul odours due to maintenance work on a major sewerage pipe. It’s another kick in the guts for a community that suffered through months of the “overpowering” stench of sewage after extensive damage was found in a pipe deep beneath Wellington in 2020. T...