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Homeless New Zealand's a not for profit, connecting anyone facing homelessness to emergency accommodation, free food, clothes, legal, counselling...

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Joined February 2018
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Homeless NZ@Homeless_NZOct 11
What happens when young women facing homelessness have nowhere left to turn? This powerful Stuff investigation explores the lives of young women — including deportees — confronting homelessness, loss and despair. stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36102012…
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Are we solving homelessness or hiding it on paper? – Mariameno Kapa-Kīngi, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/northern-advo…
Are we solving homelessness or hiding it on paper?

Are we solving homelessness or hiding it on paper?

OPINION: Mariameno Kapa-Kīngi says Māori-led housing can break the homelessness cycle.

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Youth advocates urge rangatahi to vote as homelessness concerns grow

Youth advocates urge rangatahi to vote as homelessness concerns grow

Youth and housing advocates are urging whānau to haere ki te pōti, saying political decisions can have a real impact on youth homelessness.

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Homeless NZ@Homeless_NZOct 8
Homelessness affects thousands across Aotearoa NZ. In 2023, 4,965 people lived without shelter, up 37% since 2018. Everyone deserves dignity, safety and a home. Support Homeless New Zealand. #Homelessness #AotearoaNZ
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Homelessness reaches highest levels in history, Community Housing Aotearoa report finds

Homelessness reaches highest levels in history, Community Housing Aotearoa report finds

Significant investment in social and affordable housing is crucial to solving New Zealand's housing crisis and ending homelessness, a new report says.

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Accommodation supplement change raises concern

Accommodation supplement change raises concern

A critic says a change to the accommodation supplement rules is expected to push some households further into poverty.

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What happens when young women facing homelessness have nowhere left to turn? This powerful Stuff investigation explores the lives of young women — including deportees — confronting homelessness, loss and despair. stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36102012…
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Homeless NZ@Homeless_NZOct 8
NZ BUILDING COSTS SURGE: THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM JUST GOT HARDER propertynoise.co.nz/nz-build…
NZ BUILDING COSTS SURGE: THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM JUST GOT HARDER - Property Noise

NZ BUILDING COSTS SURGE: THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM JUST GOT HARDER - Property Noise

NZ building costs rose 4.8% annually. See how rising construction costs and weak house prices can squeeze buyers, builders and housing supply.

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Is social housing policy failing NZ families trying to move from renting to home ownership?

Is social housing policy failing NZ families trying to move from renting to home ownership?

Analysis - The government's recent $69 million investment in the contestable Flexible Fund, the main funding source for iwi and community housing providers, prioritises social housing and affordable...

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Homeless NZ@Homeless_NZSep 23
Every person deserves dignity, respect and a safe place to call home. A recent article in The Post highlights serious concerns about how people experiencing homelessness are treated in New Zealand. Read the article: thepost.co.nz/nz-news/361056…
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Homeless NZ@Homeless_NZSep 23
Every child deserves a safe place to call home. Child homelessness in Aotearoa is about more than housing — it’s about stability, wellbeing and the future of our tamariki. This RNZ piece asks what needs to change. An important conversation: rnz.co.nz/news/te-ao-maori/5…
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Homeless NZ@Homeless_NZSep 23
A man with an amputated leg living in a tent on a hill. This confronting Stuff story takes us inside a homeless camp in Whangārei and introduces us to the people living there — and the realities behind the homelessness statistics. An important read: stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36101907…
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Homeless NZ@Homeless_NZOct 7
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NZ 'running backwards' on housing rights - report

NZ 'running backwards' on housing rights - report

There has been "almost no progress" in realising the right to a decent home since 2023, according to a new report on access to housing.

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Homeless NZ@Homeless_NZSep 23
What happens when young women facing homelessness have nowhere left to turn? This powerful Stuff investigation explores the lives of young women — including deportees — confronting homelessness, loss and despair. stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36102012…
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Ambulance callouts to Auckland homeless 'close to doubled'

Ambulance callouts to Auckland homeless 'close to doubled'

Ambulance callouts to homeless people in Auckland have nearly doubled over the past four years, according to Hato Hone St John.

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Phone-sized defibrillator launched to make life-saving treatment more accessible

Phone-sized defibrillator launched to make life-saving treatment more accessible

A new defibrillator - the same size as a mobile phone - has been launched by Hato Hone St John which says it will make life-saving treatment more accessible.

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Performance measures linked to reducing emergency housing numbers dropped

Performance measures linked to reducing emergency housing numbers dropped

Highly criticised performance measures linked to reducing the number of people in emergency housing have been dropped by the Ministry of Social Development.

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