The latest Homelessness Insights Report from March is a bleak read, despite many of the jaw-dropping statistics having improved.
Politics
Sun, Jul 5
"We don't think the evidence works where someone shows up for one day and moves on," Christopher Luxon said in Parliament.
Wed, Jul 1
On Sunday, Q+A reported MSD managers were being individually assessed on whether they keep emergency housing numbers under the Government's targets.
Tue, Jun 30
Some staff receive regular grading on eleven measures, including the number of people in their region who receive emergency housing grants.
Sun, Jun 28
Advocates say homelessness in the city has worsened since October and fear the worst is yet to come.
New Zealand
Wed, Jun 24
Finance Minister Nicola Willis revealed her third Budget at Parliament today. Here’s how the Opposition parties responded.
Business
Thu, May 28
ANALYSIS: As the Government moves one step closer to enabling police to move on those disrupting our streets, Mava Moayyed analyses the planned law and asks, is this a solution or a blunt tool?
Fri, May 15
Council staff and police have targeted people living in cars at Tauranga’s Sulphur Point after complaints about antisocial behaviour and roaming dogs.
Crime and Justice
Wed, Apr 15
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the Summary Offences Act will be amended to give police officers additional enforcement powers.
Sun, Feb 22
1News visited the Kim's Way Night Refuge – where the expectant woman has been residing with seven other rough sleepers.
October 15, 2025
About 4300 18- and 19-year-olds were estimated to become ineligible for support, with 4700 remaining eligible in the 2027-28 financial year.
October 6, 2025
"I'll do it if I think it would make a difference," Housing Minister Chris Bishop said when asked whether he'd change emergency rules.
August 3, 2025
Named Āhuru Mōwai as a "warm, calm haven", the shelter would provide short-term refuge initially for some of the city's most vulnerable men as winter deepens.
July 23, 2025
Potaka refused to make that connection himself, instead consistently attributing claims of a link to "anecdotal" reports and what others had reported.
July 20, 2025
New Zealand is facing an explosion in numbers of "hidden homeless" people who aren't visible to social services, and it was spreading beyond areas where rough sleepers have previously lived.
July 6, 2025
That's despite claims from community groups and the opposition that tougher eligibility criteria were raising homelessness levels.
March 30, 2025
Recently the Government changed its approach to social housing, promising to sell off what isn’t fit for purpose and build cheaper, more targeted homes.
February 16, 2025
Cheyenne is caught in a web of poverty, addiction and mental ill health – but her sister is determined to help her have a home.
December 6, 2024
The city has been plagued with a housing shortage.
August 4, 2023
Robyn Cann has been asked to leave her cabin at Lake Ferry Holiday Park in South Wairarapa.
June 30, 2023
The Human Rights Commission says tenants at Loafers Lodge suffered years of "human rights breaches" from housing insecurity.
May 23, 2023
Plans for a pair of state housing developments in Kerikeri have drawn ire from some locals, who held a community meeting opposing Kāinga Ora plans.
May 4, 2023
Over 500 Kāinga Ora properties were damaged in the Auckland region and the number of displaced people has soared.
February 17, 2023
Organisations from the health, environment and building sectors are all calling for a commitment to improve 200,000 old and mouldy homes.
Health
January 16, 2023
A report released by the Human Rights Commission found the emergency housing system in "breach of the human rights" of those it aims to protect, but was not beyond repair.
December 13, 2022
