Āwhina – the te reo Māori word for helper – is truly by the people, for the people. The website is easy to navigate, providing a one-stop-shop for information on services and facilities that people need in order to help themselves.
On October 10, the final cross-party inquiry report on homelessness was released. The report found that the level of homelessness…
Every Mayor wants to do something they will be remembered for. Could Auckland’s new one become famous for ending chronic homelessness?
There are still nearly 18,000 people in Auckland on the verge of homelessness.
…these efforts only seem like solutions because they temporarily fix a visible symptom of homelessness. None of them can make a problem as complex as homelessness go away. Most countries in the Western world have struggled with it since the ’80s; thirty years is too long to not have a solution in sight.
When John* came to Lifewise in March, he had been homeless for nearly 30 years. He had moved to Auckland looking for work, hoping to start a new life but had spent nearly 20 years doing odd jobs, looking for a place of his own, moving from one boarding home to another.
The Child, Youth & Family (CYF) review is positive, but more work needs to be done.