Homelessness
We have to stop ignoring youth homelessness
“I hope that our people in power can actually recognise and identify that this is a problem."
Why this young wahine founded an organisation to help rangatahi in need
After experiencing the hardships of poverty, Māhera Maihi founded the youth organisation.
A youth worker shows us a day in their life helping homeless rangatahi in Auckland
Shiloh Mills is a youth worker helping young people experiencing homelessness in Tāmaki Makaurau.
New Zealand has 100,000 empty homes, and 100,000 homeless people
New Zealand has 100,000 empty houses, while also having 100,000 homeless. We explore why.
For queer youth in NZ, homelessness is a real fear
1 in 5 trans people in New Zealand have experienced homelessness. We look at why.
Explainer: what's happening for homeless people after lockdown
During lockdown, the streets of Aotearoa have been nearly empty at night. That's partly due to the fact that the government has made 1600 motel units…
The Manurewa drop-in centre helping people survive
“Everything is expensive now. Food’s gone up. Petrol’s gone up. Rent’s gone up. How can people survive?” Debbie Munroe saw people of all backgrounds in her…
A youth mentor on what it's like to be homeless
Aged 18, Anahera spent five months homeless. She tells us how she and her niece would sleep in public bathrooms with the hand dryer on to…
Everybody Eats
The team at Everybody Eats have big dreams to open their doors more than just once a week.