Homelessness
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
It's a library, but not as we know it
In a unique partnership between Massey University students and Wellington's Compassion Soup Kitchen, Te Ha Tangata brings to light the stories of those affected by homelessness. It's a landmark… Audio
Auckland businesses install ‘anti homeless’ sprinkler systems
One school and several businesses in Auckland's CBD have installed overnight sprinkler systems in their doorways to deter rough sleepers. The Chamber of Commerce says it does not condone the practice… Audio
Seattle comes up with temporary solution to house homeless
Seattle is struggling with its own growing homeless population. Working from a position that anything is better than sleeping rough, they have come up with a temporary solution. Video, Audio
Can chronic homelessness really be beaten in Auckland?
Kathryn Ryan talks to Dr Sam Tsemberis who is the founder of Pathways to Housing in New York City and designer of the Housing First model. He's been working alongside Auckland council and others on a… Audio
Councillors at odds over Palmerston North begging ban
A controversial bylaw that would outlaw begging in Palmerston North has embroiled the city's council in disagreement.
Should housing be a human right?
It is estimated there are about 40,000 homeless people in New Zealand, more than half of them are under 25 and many of them children. Audio
Outspoken: Homelessness
RNZ's political reporter, Demelza Leslie and a panel of experts explore what can be done about an issue which was seldom out of last year's headlines, homelessness. Audio