Putaruru poisoning victims Subi Babu, left, and Shibu Kochummen have only received about $40,000 of the more than $100,000 raised for them.

Money collected for a Waikato family mysteriously struck down by poisoning is yet to be released by a church.

Shibu Kochummen, 35, his wife Subi Babu, 33, and his mother Alekutty Daniel, 62, were found in a vegetative state on the floor of their Putaruru home in November 2017, shortly after eating a wild boar curry.

The St Thomas Marthoma Church of New Zealand has since raised $102,764 for three family members struck down by a severe illness.

But only $42,520 has been released to the family.

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A Givealittle fund set up by the Hamilton Marthoma Church raised $30,000 for the trio. Another $70,000 was donated to the church for the family. Collections stopped in December last year.

Family spokesman Joji Varghese has repeatedly requested the New Zealand church vicar release the remaining $60,224, but to no avail.

People had donated money understanding it was for the family.

Varghese said he has requested the remaining money repeatedly over the last six months.

When the family decided to go to India, where their two children were being looked after by relatives earlier this year, $42,000 was released.

"We had to beg and plead the vicar to release the funds," Varghese said.

And he still doesn't know why the remaining money hasn't been released yet.

"It just kept dragging on.

"People that donated large sums of money, they started asking questions.

"We don't actually know what has happened."

But going public seems to have spurred the church to action.

Varghese now understands the remaining amount will be paid by July 30.

"I'm glad there has been some movement."

"Unidentified poisoning" was the final diagnosis for the illness that caused violent thrashing, vomiting and paralysis.

Botulism was the original – but incorrect – diagnosis for the trio, who spent five weeks in Waikato Hospital.

ACC covered medical costs for Kochummen and Babu. But Daniel, who isn't a New Zealand citizen, wasn't covered.

The after effects of the poisoning meant Kochummen and Babu weren't able to return to work until recently.