$470 a week to live in a Ranui Caravan Park

Sep 28, 2017 | News

But it has become a permanent home for many residents who have nowhere else to go, and it stands as a stark example of what happens when access to housing moves beyond the reach of society’s most vulnerable. Newshub visited the park to speak to residents living...

Housing first expansion

Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorised

“We don’t want anyone living on the street and the expansion of Housing First will provide help for up to 500 more high need individuals into permanent housing and address the root causes of their homelessness through the provision of targeted, one-on-one wraparound...

Health and housing top issues for Pasifika

Aug 29, 2017 | News

They say urgent solutions are needed for the dire state of Pacific people’s health and housing. Laree Taula of Radio NZ talked to Pasifika community leaders in Porirua. Photo: RNZ / Daniela Maoate-Cox After Auckland, the city of Porirua has the largest Pasifika...

Families to benefit under social housing plans

Aug 23, 2017 | News

“We’re building 70 new social houses, which is on top of the 1436 social houses we have in Palmerston North right now. Our plans for 30 short-term transitional housing places will benefit 120 local families every year,” Social Housing Minister Amy Adams says. “We’ve...

​Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust

Aug 22, 2017 | Member profiles

“Our referrals can be quite diverse,” says Paula. “They sometimes come to us from transitioning from prison, the hospital or rehab.” Tenants also come to the Trust from ‘sleeping rough’ on the streets or in cars. Or they may have just arrived in the region after...