40 weeks pregnant and without a home

For the 2nd time in 18months Jamie and James have been affected by Auckland flooding. Along with so many others across Auckland my sister and her husband have lost their home and all their posessions in the flood on the January 27th. That alone is bad enough but Jamie was 40wks pregnant on the 28th January and now they don't have their own home to take their new baby back to.

They are currently at my parents house with anything salvaged from their home in boxes, all the beautiful new stuff purchased for their 1st baby has been lost.

With so many others affected we are unsure when insurance will pay anything out and a baby waits for Noone (although he's been kind enough to hang out where he is while try sort things) Their whole house will need to be renovated inside. New floors, walls, bathroom, kitchen and realistically this could be months away.

Anyone who knows Jamie and James knows that they don't like to accept help when there are always people who are "worse off", but sometimes you just have to accept the help that people are offering. Especially when financially, it could be a long time before any insurance assistance comes through.