28 Jul 2025

Disproportionately high rate of homeless women in NZ

From Checkpoint, 4:43 pm on 28 July 2025

People working with Auckland's homeless are warning that there is a disproportionately high rate of women without shelter in New Zealand, concentrated in Auckland. Tomorrow, Auckland Council's Community Committee will discuss the region's homelessness crisis and a report showing the number of homeless people rose to 809 in May this year, a 90% increase since last September. Amy Williams reports.