Annual Reports & Publications
The vision, mission, and overarching goals of Lifewise and its sister charitable trusts, Methodist Mission Northern and the Airedale Property Trust, are demonstrated in the highlights and achievements as featured in our Annual Reports below:
Publications
From time to time Lifewise publishes reports arising from our programmes and projects.
From time to time Lifewise publishes reports arising from our programmes and projects.
- Learning from The Street: The kaupapa, approach, successes and challenges, and our learning about what it takes to support street whānau and tackle homelessness. (February 2021, PDF)
- The Story of Housing First: The story of the development of the city centre Housing First programme: Te Pou Tuatahi o Tāmaki (August 2018, PDF)
- Mana Wahine: Mana Wahine seeks to understand the particular needs and experiences of women (including those from the Rainbow community) experiencing homelessness in the Auckland City Centre. (July 2018, PDF)
- Inside The Cup: Bringing the street voice to the decision makers (December 2017, PDF)
- An Insight into the Experience of Rough Sleeping in Central Auckland (January 2015, PDF)
- An Evaluation of the Special Circumstances Court (PDF) – Te Kooti O Timatanga Hou: The Court of New Beginnings
- Know Your Neighbours 2012 Evaluation Executive Summary (PDF) and Evaluation Report (PDF)
- Glen Eden Research Report (PDF)
- Welfare Reform – Where are the jobs? (200KB, PDF) A report from our sister agency Christchurch Methodist Mission
- Evaluation Summary Report 2009 – New Approach to Homelessness (PDF)
- Breakthrough Framework Turning Lives Around (PDF) – published in Parity magazine
Submissions
From time to time Lifewise makes submissions to local and national government on issues relevant to our work.
- 9 Oct 2018 – Stuck in the ’80s: Raising the $80 limit
- Mar 2012 – Submission on the Government’s Green Paper on Vulnerable Children
- Oct 2011 – Making Auckland the ‘World’s Most Liveable City’– Submission on the Auckland Plan.