A Million Stories: Celebrating Refugee Week in New Zealand. Refugee Week is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the strength, resilience, and contributions of people who have sought refuge and built new lives in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Homelessness among older people at crisis levels, Christchurch Methodist Mission says.
Politicians across the spectrum acknowledged there was a problem at the 'Doors to Dignity' campaign launch at Parliament.
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Women, children bearing brunt of homelessness in New Zealand.
More than half of those experiencing homelessness in New Zealand are women, often mothers of young children and living in uninhabitable...
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Serious concerns at-risk youth will be caught up in government's new move-on orders.
Police are being given the power to move on anyone over the age of 14 who is sleeping rough, begging, or displaying disorderly behaviour...
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‘I will never leave’: Rough sleepers vow to stay in CBD despite move-on orders.
On Karangahape Rd, rough sleeper Justin Crosswell says he opposes the Government giving police the power to order people like him away,...
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People facing 'imminent homelessness' not eligible for emergency housing, Citizens Advice Bureau says
Welfare changes are biting so hard that people face losing the cars they call home or are struggling to provide the most basic needs,...
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Homeless move-on orders would mean ‘the most expensive emergency housing’ in NZ.
Christchurch agencies working directly with rough sleepers say the Government will be “criminalising homelessness” if it gives police the...
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Homelessness is a mental health crisis, not a criminal issue - advocates say.
Advocate Hurimoana Dennis says homelessness is primarily a mental health issue, more than a housing or criminal issue, in response to the...
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‘Move on’ powers only mask NZ’s homelessness problem, expert claims.
While the approach may move people out of central business districts temporarily, it won't tackle homelessness in the long term,...
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‘I will never leave’: Rough sleepers vow to stay in CBD despite move-on orders.
On Karangahape Rd, rough sleeper Justin Crosswell says he opposes the Government giving police the power to order people like him away,...
https://t.co/tTe8O6sPvC
Serious concerns at-risk youth will be caught up in government's new move-on orders.
Police are being given the power to move on anyone over the age of 14 who is sleeping rough, begging, or displaying disorderly behaviour...
https://t.co/oma2LihVuA