Homelessness
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
Homeless and hoping no one comes into the car
Advocates for the homeless say the country has to get a grip on the true number of homeless if struggling support services are going to have a hope of helping them. Audio
Homeless advocate says problems spreading beyond big cities
An advocate for the homeless says the problem of homelessness is not just a big city problem but is spreading to the regions. Audio
Homeless falling into debt by WINZ motel policy
Homeless people are being left in debt after being put up in motels by WINZ at their own cost. Alex Ashton reports. Audio
Councillor suggests moving homeless on
A Christchurch City Councillor wants a group of homeless people who have set up camp in the central city to be moved on like buskers.
Kindness meters
Wellington's city councillors have opted not to ban the beggars. The council will look at bringing in kindness meters, where people donate to receptacles around the city instead of to the beggars… Audio
Would Auckland begging ban help homeless?
Ihaka has lived rough for four years, but would a bylaw prohibiting him from begging actually help? Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas thinks so, as John Campbell reports. Video
Beggars - a political hot potato
Should tricky issues be battled head-on and to hell with being PC? Audio
Homelessness 'a national problem'
A national approach to solving homelessness is needed, says the Auckland Council, with many people living on the streets outside the central city.
A book club for those without homes
For Michael Allen, the library is a sanctuary away from the streets where he often sleeps rough at night. Audio
Homeless shelter short of funds
Wellington Night Shelter is making an urgent plea to ratepayers for extra money to keep the doors open after missing a crucial funding deadline.
Mayor says Hamilton homeless project could be replicated
We've been reporting on the increasing numbers of people asking for help with emergency housing. Yesterday we carried an interview with a spokesperson from the Ministry of Social Development who… Audio
Govt defends social housing shortage
Prime Minister John Key is defending the government's record on housing vulnerable New Zealanders, saying it is doing the best that it can.
Emergency housing inquiries double
Twice as many people in need of emergency housing are turning to the Citizens Advice Bureau for help compared with five years ago. Audio
Govt insists it's making progress in housing the vulnerable
The Social Housing Minister says the findings by the Salvation Army about homelessness, and in particular the impact on children, are appalling. Audio
'Appalling' situation, but progress has been made on housing says Bennett
A report that children are sleeping in cars and garages is appalling, the Social Housing Minister says but she insists the government is working on the problem.
