Homelessness

A new study into homelessness in Auckland has highlighted the challenges faced by those sleeping rough. Audio

The group Love Activists hit the headlines on Christmas Eve when around 20 of them were evicted from squatting in an unused Royal Bank of Scotland building in London. All were homeless, and occupied… Audio

Those at the frontline of dealing with substandard boarding houses are still waiting for action on better regulation of "lodges of last resort". What needs to be improved, what has a Parliamentary… Audio

Its been six months since a Christchurch woman started helping the local homeless community with food and clothing. Today the people she's helped talk about the difference it's made. Audio

Napier's homeless have been thrown a lifeline by one local family, determined to try and help through the common language of food. Kiri and Kevin Swannell, along with their children, spend every… Audio

Near downtown Seattle, a prosperous American city, home of Boeing and Microsoft, there is an encampment of homeless people in a strip of forest known as The Jungle. The homeless have gathered there… Audio

Ways that society can (and should) respond to the dilemma of the homeless and begging on city streets - with Dr. Michael Liffman from the Asia-Pacific Centre for Philanthropy & Social Investment at… Audio

For a moment there, waking during the night surrounded by the sounds of 50 or so sleeping people Suzanne Tamaki, was reminded of sleeping in a wharenui/ whare tupuna at a pā. Only she wasn't at the pā… Audio

Auckland businessman, James Crow, and Christchurch community organiser, Amy Burke, talk about their approaches to homelessness in their cities. James' organisation, Gimme Shelter, is trying to get… Audio

Tauranga's estimated 30 to 40 homeless citizens will soon have their own shelter. Audio

Wellington's St Peters Anglican church on Willis St, established in 1848, has a long history of providing succour for the poor and under-privileged and taking a strong stand on controversial topics… Audio

The Soup Hub's like a soup kitchen ladling out free access to computers and the internet for the homeless and the needy. With founder Sibylle Schwarz, volunteers Gaelyn Douglas and Don O'Neill, and… Audio

Last week saw a record number of the capital's citizens seeking a bed at the city's Night Shelter. Jeremy Rose spoke to Willie Matangi, a homeless man who first hit the streets 30 years ago and Darren… Audio

Richard Pamatatau examines the extent of homelessness in New Zealand amid proposals to force them off Auckland streets Audio