Kiwi leaders stepping up to sleep rough

Apr 18, 2019 | News

Influential leaders from business and community are signing up to “sleep rough” at The Lifewise Big Sleepout on one of the coldest, longest nights of winter – Thursday 20th June, 2019. The event will see business and community leaders and entrepreneurs coming together...

Homeless feel threatened by push out of Tauranga CBD

Apr 2, 2019 | News

Women sleeping on the streets in Tauranga say they live in fear of violence. Photo: RNZ / Keri Welham But the city’s first women’s shelter, due to open next Monday, offers hope to New Zealand’s “hidden homeless”. Clair, 60, says the...

Decision-making time for homelessness in Lower Hutt

Mar 22, 2019 | News

Several options, one of which will become part of a plan to prevent vulnerable families becoming homeless and improve access to housing for those who are homeless, will be discussed at an extraordinary Policy and Regulatory Committee meeting on Monday 25 March. As...

New community housing for Taumarunui celebrated

Mar 15, 2019 | News

Funding for the project has come from a $2.1m Te Puni Kokiri investment into the Whanau and Community Development Investment programme for Taumarunui and Te Kuiti. This funding will be used by the Taumarunui Community Kokiri Trust to help to repair existing homes and...