Homelessness
Emergency housing funding 'just a band-aid'
Social housing groups say $2 million in funding for new emergency housing in Auckland won't do much to solve an overwhelming national problem.
Minister offers hope for Far North housing trust
Community and Voluntary Sector minister Jo Goodhew is reassuring a Northland trust helping families to own their own homes should be able to continue operating as usual. Audio
Community Housing Aotearoa slams government red tape
Community Housing Aotearoa says problems being faced by Northland's He Korowai Trust may be the tip of the iceberg. Scott Figenshow is the director of Community Housing Aotearoa. Audio
Questions about charitable status of housing trusts
The Government might consider changing the law to help a Far North Trust keep its charitable status so it can carry on renovating ex-state houses for homeless families. Audio
Saving Love Soup Tokoroa - Julie King
She's been described as the hero of Tokoroa. Julie King is the heart and soul behind Love Soup, the soup kitchen that feeds more than 200 people per week. A few months ago they were told by council… Audio
Number of pregnant homeless on rise but few places to go
Social workers and volunteers say the number of homeless pregnant women asking for help is rising, with some still without anywhere to live - just weeks before they're due to give birth. Audio
Homeless Hawkes Bay - Kiri Swannell
Kevin and Kiri Swannell run a mobile soup kitchen from Napier's Clive Square every Monday night. Audio
This Is My Voice
Three homeless people in Auckland have taken up photography, turning the lens on their own, often rough, environment to document their hopes and aspirations. We hear from one of those involved, as… Audio, Gallery
HB emergency shelter on Budget wishlist
An emergency shelter is on the Budget wishlist for a Hawke's Bay couple who help feed the homeless. Audio
Social problems surge in provincial NZ say Sallies
Frontline Salvation Army workers in provincial New Zealand are reporting a surge in cases of multiple families crammed into small houses and others living in their cars. Audio
CCC considers underwriting private rents to house homeless
The Christchurch City Council is considering dipping into its social housing fund, by paying for private rental properties for the homeless over winter. Audio
Public misunderstand "choice" to sleep rough
A new study into homelessness in Auckland has highlighted the challenges faced by those sleeping rough. Audio
Evicted protestors continue battle against homelessness in UK
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
What should the Government be doing to better regulate low-quality boarding houses - with Nick Smith
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
NZ Society - Hope for the Homeless
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
Spectrum for 7 December 2014
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
Seattle community activist Craig Thompson
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
For Those Who Beg
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
Homelessness in Wellington
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
Community organisers trying to tackle homelessness
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