Quiet Manurewa, south Auckland neighbourhood surprised at neglectSIMON MAUDE/FAIRFAX NZ Residents of Coxhead Rd were surprised one of their neighbours had been convicted of neglect. DAVID WHITE/FAIRFAX NZ Tala Pita at her home on Friday. Another neighbour, who also didn't wish to be named said child neglect "isn't something she'd get involved in. SIMON MAUDE/FAIRFAX NZ A teddy bear lies discarded across the road the home where Tala Pita neglected her children. SIMON MAUDE/FAIRFAX NZ The Manurewa home where Tala Pita left her children home alone with little to eat.

Source: Stuff March 03, 2017 22:18 UTC