Homelessness
Sallies helping people pay for rental bonds
The Salvation Army has dipped into its reserves to help people who were turned down by Work and Income pay for rental housing bonds.
Govt needs to 'stare down speculators' - tax expert
OPINION: It's a shame the government doesn't have the courage to stare down property speculators, writes tax expert Deborah Russell.
$5k to shift from Auckland - but what about a job?
A $5000 grant is being offered to people to leave Auckland - but what's waiting for them when they arrive in their new, regional home? Audio
$5000 moving grant 'laughable' without work
A woman living with her two children in a state house in Auckland says a $5000 payment to move away is laughable, when there are no job prospects to go with it.
$5000 incentive for homeless to leave Auckland
The social housing minister Paula Bennett plans to pay homeless families five thousand dollars to move from Auckland to other centres including Ngaruawahia, Huntly, Gisborne, Palmerston North… Audio
Shifting Aucklanders only shifts problems - Whanganui trust
Paula Bennett named Whanganui as one of the places with vacant state houses that Aucklanders could shift in to. Sian McGibbon of the Whanganui Housing Trust says when she asked to use three of those… Audio
Paula Bennett denies blindsiding Finance Minister
The Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett denies blindsiding Bill English over a policy to give state housing tenants and homeless in Auckland up to five-thousand dollars to move to the regions. Audio
Marae urges others to open the doors to homeless
Families living in cars and young men living under bridges. Those are some of the people Te Puea marae has helped in just the first few days of opening its doors to the homeless. Audio
Marae opens its doors to those in need
An Auckland marae which has opened its doors for those in need is calling on others to do the same.
Auckland state tenants to be paid to move
State housing tenants and homeless in Auckland will be given up to $5000 to move to the regions. Audio
Rising homeless numbers prompt public meeting in Tauranga
As we heard on Morning Report yesterday Tauranga is booming and house prices are rising. But also rising is the level of homelessness in some parts of the city. Audio
Motels for emergency housing 'not a long term solution'
The Social Development Minister says entire motels could be leased to help those in need of emergency housing in Auckland. Audio
Calls for the govt to wipe debt
A support group says a woman with eight children living in emergency housing is facing a debt to Work and Income of 100-thousand dollars which she will never repay. Audio
Homeless people are racking up huge debts
Housing action organisations say more and more homeless people are racking up huge debts after borrowing from Winz to pay for emergency accommodation like motels. Audio
From sleeping rough to providing shelter
Once homeless herself, Danielle Bergin talks about, Island child, the housing trust she set up in East Auckland, and why more and more people are forced to sleep rough. She traces the start of the… Audio
High Auckland rents forcing people onto the streets - Sallies
The overheated housing market in Auckland means more employed people are seeking help because they don't have enough money to pay rent, Salvation Army says. Video
No housing crisis in NZ - Paula Bennett
New Zealand's housing problems are not new but the result of ongoing issues, and there is no housing crisis, Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says. Video, Audio
Homeless mum: 'I just sleep in the car'
Julie says she's been forced to sleep many nights in a car and struggles to find places for her children to stay each night. Audio
Social Housing minister responds to criticism on homelessness
Advocates for the homeless say without adequate data on the number of homeless people in New Zealand, support services will continue to struggle without guidance from the government. Audio
Better homeless data needed to drive better public policy decisions.
Guyon Espiner talks to Max Rashbrooke, who researches and writes on inequality and the founder of the Gimme Shelter campaign, James Crow. Audio
