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Queenstown is fighting fires on a couple of fronts - as it cleans up from a state of emergency, and deals with a cryptosporidium outbreak. As well as that, the resort town is still dealing with a severe shortage of acoommodation. A growing number of residents are sleeping in cars and tents and more than a thousand households are waiting for housing support in the district. Many of these people have a regular job, but just can't find somewhere to live. Our reporter Jimmy Ellingham and cameraman Nick Monro visited some of those struggling to get a roof over their head.