How You Can Help the Homeless

New Zealand Statistics defines homelessness as people living ‘without shelter, people in temporary accommodation, people sharing accommodation and people in uninhabitable housing’. ‘Rough sleeping’ is the term used to describe the most challenging physical experience...

Fire highlights the need for action on youth homelessness

General Manager of social development agency, Lifewise, says: “Youth homelessness is, sadly, a growing issue. It’s worse in the current economic climate with the numbers of families living in poverty, but it’s also an increasing problem in Auckland and Christchurch in...

Insight (31 August 2014) – The realities of Auckland

David Zussman, CEO of Monte Cecilia Housing Trust, a leading provider of emergency housing in Auckland says demand from homeless families is becoming overwhelming. Read the article here. Listen to the programme here.

Labour’s plan to end homelessness

“Labour believes that homelessness is not a lifestyle choice. That’s why we will take action to provide more emergency housing so vulnerable New Zealanders are not left to sleep on the streets or in their cars. Read more on Scoop here.