2 Jun 2021
"We're a better NZ than this" - teens living in poor housing
A new survey of almost 8000 teenagers has found housing deprivation is still a massive problem that affects nearly a third of adolescents. That's from the Youth19 Housing Deprivation Brief from Auckland and Victoria University - and confirms much of what we already know, including that this issue disproportionately affects Māori and ethnic communities. Max Towle speaks to the Children's Commissioner, Andrew Becroft.