India-Rose is 10 years old and uses a wheelchair, Stuff reports. But the Auckland family’s three-storey home does not give Indie independence and dignity, despite her parents’ years of advocating and trying to find a solution. The Clay family can’t get a commercial loan or extend their mortgage to fund a lift because they live on iwi land. Amy and Daniel built their home in Ōrākei 15 years ago when they secured ballot rights to the land via the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei iwi trust.

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