“You need Frank,” said her neighbour, Moira, a tattooed florist who grew orchids in her front yard. “Frank doesn’t just unblock drains. He negotiates with them.”
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Grey Lynn, with its vintage villas and jacaranda trees, had a charm that postcards couldn’t capture. But old plumbing was the price of that charm. For Lena, a potter who had just moved into a leaky former bungalow on Sackville Street, the price came due on a Tuesday. “You need Frank,” said her neighbour, Moira, a