Lifewise
Men without a safe place to call home
How do some of society's most vulnerable people – men in particular – fall into insecure housing? Audio
Men without a safe place to call home
How do some of society's most vulnerable people – men in particular – fall into insecure housing?
AudioWhere's the housing for young people sleeping rough?
More than half the 41,000 homeless people in New Zealand are under the age of 25. The figure is from the 2013 census and is an estimate only. Audio
The government has given more money tackle homelessness
Community services manager for social services provider Lifewise, Peter Shimwell, joins the discussion on the government's plans to tackle homelessness and stop using motels as emergency housing. Audio
Young woman tells her own story of sleeping rough in new book
At Merge Cafe on Auckland's K Road, everyone is welcome. Seven people who've hung out there tell their own stories in the new book Street. Taylor Banks – who was on the street for 7 years from the age… Video, Audio
Rohan MacMahon: how the Auckland street choir changes lives
Most of us live our lives without contact with the homeless and marginalised in society. We might pass each other in the street, or throw a couple of coins in the hat. But the Auckland Street Choir is… Audio
James Crow: capturing homeless data
Toby Manhire interviews James Crow, the founder of Gimme Shelter, who has launched a campaign to set up the Homeless and Rough Sleeper Health survey, to capture data on the homeless and drive better… Audio
How to help the homeless? Give them a home.
Moira Lawler General Manager of Lifewise, an Auckland based organisation which gives support to the isolated and marginalised says there are massive accommodation gaps that are not being met - and… Audio
