Homelessness
All stick, no carrot with move-on laws
The government's making city shop owners happy with its decisive move-on orders for homeless people, but there are doubts they'll achieve anything.
Police Minister Mark Mitchell discusses new move on orders
The Police Association is questioning whether officers are the right people to help rough sleepers get the social support they need. Police Minister Mark Mitchell spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
'Nowhere to go' for more than 100,000 Kiwis
"[It] shift the mentality from homelessness being an individual problem caused by individuals to actually an understanding that homelessness is a collective responsibility," Hendry says.
'There's a gap in the system' - Whanganui wrestles with homeless camp
A group of homeless people the council evicted from a freedom camping spot are settled into a new location - but it is not a permanent solution, the mayor warns. Audio
Homeless given two days to leave camping site
Whanganui's biggest encampment of homeless people is being turfed out.
Homelessness in the Wairarapa
The issue of homelessness is often highlighted in our big cities but what about in our regional towns and small cities? Audio
Wgtn homeless numbers soar in housing crisis - advocate
There has been a 40 percent increase in homelessness in Wellington, according to a charity that works with rough sleepers. Audio
Rotorua council and police trespass homeless refusing to leave reserves
Nine homeless people in Rotorua have rejected offers of help - and could face being trespassed from the city's reserves.
