Homelessness
Advocate says families being kicked out after taking in homeless
A community housing group says families in Napier are being kicked out of their rentals because they are taking in homeless people, but Housing NZ denies the accusation.
$27m boost for rough sleeper accommodation
Auckland City Mission will get a $27 million boost from the government to help it build and run a new social housing complex.
Poverty, homelessness main issues in Tāmaki Makaurau
Candidates in Auckland's Tāmaki Makaurau electorate are getting a clear message from voters they are looking for someone who can solve housing, homelessness and poverty come election day. Audio
Housing crisis hitting regions - report
A newly commissioned report sheds more light on how the housing affordability crisis is affecting the regions, new report has shed light on how the housing affordability crisis is affecting the… Audio
Te Tai Hauāuru: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Te Tai Hauāuru debate water rights, seabed mining, homelessness, economic policies, welfare and Treaty settlements. Audio
NZ 'not catching up' to social housing need
New Zealand needs to build a minimum of 2000 social houses a year for at least the next decade to stem homelessness, the Salvation Army estimates. Audio
More sleeping rough in Auckland, calls for more to be done
More and more people are sleeping rough in south Auckland, and the government's initiatives to try to deal with homelessness aren't working, community workers say.
Napier hires guards to battle beggars
Napier City Council is hiring security guards to patrol its city centre in a bid to curb anti-social behaviour by a group of beggars, while Hastings is tackling its social problems with a very… Audio
Community workers: Govt's homelessness initiatives not working
Community workers in South Auckland say there are more and more people sleeping rough, and the Government's initiatives to try to deal with homelessness aren't working. Audio
NZ has worst homelessness rate in developed world - study
A Yale University survey puts New Zealand at the top of a list of developed countries for homelessness, with 40,000 people needing a home. Audio
Dargaville meeting lifts lid on homeless
The mayor of Kaipara was unaware of the extent of homelessness in his town until a community meeting this afternoon, he says.
Homelessness plagues Dargaville
Families are sleeping in their cars as the Auckland halo effect catches up in Dargaville. A serious shortage of houses is causing great concern, in a town that's never had a problem with homelessness… Video, Audio
Dunedin MP camps out in Octagon to highlight homelessness
MP Clare Curran is defending the plight of two homeless single mothers forced into emergency accommodation, while MSD says yet another motel won't take them due to their anti-social behaviour. Video, Audio
Struggling Kiwi families hard hit by cold snap
As a wintry blast makes its way up the country, social services are busy making sure those without a place to stay are coping.
Te Puea Marae ready to welcome the homeless
Te Puea Marae will open its doors to the homeless again next week, but instead of being funded by kindness and aroha, the Government will be footing the bill. The marae's resource manager takes… Video, Audio
Lions fans force beneficiaries out of Akl motels
People are being squeezed out of emergency accommodation in Auckland, giving up their beds for Lions tour fans, the Ministry of Social Development says.
Does the U.S have an answer to homelessness?
The head of the US National Alliance to End Homelessness, Nan Roman is in New Zealand to speak at the Community Housing Aotearoa Impact Conference and to meet political and community leaders working… Audio
Official housing crisis figures not the full picture
Emergency housing providers say figures showing a doubling of the number of people in 'severe and urgent housing need' are in fact a small percentage of the true figure. The NZ Council of Christian… Audio
Govt responds to house crisis figures
The Minister of Social Housing, Amy Adams says there's no doubt housing pressures have increased, but she says the register also reflects an awareness-raising campaign the MSD ran and a review of the… Audio
Community volunteer says new people become homeless every day
Kriddles Roberts describes the dire circumstances for the increasing number of homeless people living in the Auckland. She started New Money, an organisation which drops food parcels to parks around… Audio
