Nathan Ladbrook, partner Courtney Mercer-Black and 8-month-old baby Evelyn Ladbrook lost almost everything in the blaze at their home on Friday.
They were put up at the Leviathan Hotel courtesy of Victim Support at the weekend but faced an uncertain few weeks, Mr Ladbrook said.
"We've got no real family support here,'' he said yesterday.
Miss Mercer-Black said she rushed back into the house to grab a laptop which had photos of Evelyn on it, but everything else was gone.
Anything that was not destroyed by fire was ruined by smoke damage, she said.
"I've got none of my own clothes - my clothes are from the Salvation Army.''
Evelyn was also wearing clothes which had been donated, she said.
The family did not have insurance.
Mr Ladbrook said the family had received donations which were waiting for them at the Ravensbourne fire station.
They included baby clothes, blankets, toys, nappies and a kitchen table.
He had also received several messages on Facebook from people offering help.
A friend had set up a Givealittle page and the couple was hoping to raise enough money for a bond for a new rental home.
Mr Ladbrook was a volunteer at the Cancer Society and local food banks but had no paid work, he said.
Monique Turner and Lindsay Robertson, from the Mums of Dunedin group, organised the donations which had been left at the Ravensbourne fire station.
Mrs Turner's husband was a volunteer firefighter and she had seen Miss Mercer-Black and Evelyn at the fire station shortly after the fire, she said.
"It's pretty devastating.
"That's what sort of tore at my heart was that there was a little one involved in it all.''
Some donations were of cash, which had been converted into Pak'n Save vouchers, Mrs Turner said.
Ravensbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer Ross Bryant said he was awaiting the outcome of a fire safety investigator's report into
the fire.
However, it had been determined the fire started in the laundry, he said.
