A family who lost all of their worldly possessions in a car fire while relocating to the North Island is appealing for help to "kick-start" their lives again.
Vineet Shiriwastow, 36, his pregnant wife Vibhah, 29, and young sons Vishiv, 3, and Ved, 1, were moving from Christchurch to Tuakau last month when they noticed smoke coming from their Ford Falcon XR6.
They pulled over near Taumarunui where Mr Shiriwastow saw flames near the petrol tank.
"We got the kids out and within 30 seconds, the whole car was engulfed. It was wickedly scary," Mr Shiriwastow said.
Firefighters put out the blaze, but the flames, smoke and water destroyed or damaged everything they owned.