Census data shows the number of people sleeping rough or in boarding houses in Auckland has dramatically increased in the past 10 years.
The number of roofless or rough sleepers in Auckland has surged since 2013 while the number residing in boarding houses has nearly doubled.
And a recent poll of social service providers suggests those numbers are even higher.
Emile Donovan speaks to Haehaetu Barrett the chief executive of Lifewise an Auckland-based community social development organisation.
File image: A homeless woman sleeps on a bench Photo: 123r
