For some outsiders, Wainuiomata has a reputation for dullness, crime and poverty.
Over the past twenty years, jobs have been leaving Wainuiomata but with a population 17,000 that has remained relatively steady and jobs over the hill in the Hutt Valley, it has avoided “zombie town” status.
But the town is changing. We find out what life is like for 20-somethings in Wainui.
READ producer Jamie Tahana's impressions of Wainuiomata: Meeting the Wainui whanau.
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