More than 1,000 homeless to be housed through Budget 2019

May 26, 2019 | News

Jacinda Ardern said Budget 2019 is breaking the cycle for long-term homeless people by giving them a permanent, warm and safe home, and support services to help address the causes of homelessness. “Housing is a basic human right and allows people to live with dignity....

Winter Energy Payment

May 13, 2019 | News

The Winter Energy Payment is back and now available for 22 weeks from 1 May to 1 October to seniors and families needing help to pay for heating ast the months draw colder. It’s a small intervention that will reach an estimated million low income householders...

The Salvation Army Wheels Out First Ethical Shopping Truck

Feb 20, 2019 | News

In a bid to curb unethical lending in our most vulnerable areas, The Salvation Army will launch a new shopping truck in South Auckland on Tuesday 19th February. The Good Shop is a roving truck offering vulnerable consumers access to honest financial advice and quality...

City Mission Getting Ready for NZ’s Biggest Christmas Lunch

Jan 14, 2019 | News

Two thousand guests are expected at Spark Arena on Christmas day for the annual City Mission lunch. The Mission team’s been planning the event for months, hundreds of volunteer hours have already been racked up with a further 500 volunteers set to help host on the...

Queenstown’s Joan of Arc is battling for affordable housing

Nov 30, 2018 | News

Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they walk among us and perform their magic without needing to transform into someone different. It’s the seemingly ordinary-looking jobs that can have a tremendous effect. Meet Julie Scott, the executive officer of the Queenstown...