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A couple's decision to shift from Timaru to Christchurch sets off a series of ownership changes across the South Island.

CHRIS SKELTON/STUFF Anita Jessett is a solo mother of five who has survived domestic violence. She lives with three of her children, including two with special needs, and works hard to make ends meet. As the sting of Covid-19 hits home, Making Ends Meet, an ongoing series by reporter VICKI ANDERSON and visual journalist CHRIS SKELTON, offers a voice to those living and working on the frontlines of poverty. Anita Jessett is painfully aware of the “always negative stereotype” of a solo mum on a benefit. “I’d like to see the haters try to manage,’’ she says, rolling a cigarette in ...