“We welcome more spending on transitional housing, but we urge the government to address the root causes of homelessness in New Zealand,” says Moira Lawler, Lifewise General Manager. “Transitional housing and motel accommodation offers shelter for our most vulnerable,...

At the end of June there were 941 Auckland households on the social housing waiting list in category A, described as "at risk and including households with a severe and persistent housing need that must be addressed immediately". Read more here.