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First, housing: Homelessness needs national strategy Big SleepoutBSO2016homelessness

First, housing: Homelessness needs national strategy

Lifewise commends John Key’s acknowledgement of New Zealand’s rising homelessness issue.

aditya5 July 2016

“Cycle of homelessness can end” – Lizzie Marvelly in NZ Herald Big SleepoutBSO2016homelessness

“Cycle of homelessness can end” – Lizzie Marvelly in NZ Herald

"As a privileged woman who has always been able to rely on having a roof over her head, I had a lot to learn." - Lizzie Marvelly

aditya4 July 2016

Homeless in the city Big SleepoutBSO2016homelessness

Homeless in the city

Recent street counts indicate more than 177 people are rough sleeping within 3km of SkyCity.

aditya2 July 2016

GrabOne + Lifewise Merge Cafe Big SleepoutBSO2016homelessnessMerge Cafeyouth homelessness

GrabOne + Lifewise Merge Cafe

$25 to Provide Homeless Aucklanders with Five Hearty Meals & Social Worker Support at Lifewise’s Merge Cafe

aditya27 June 2016

“Auckland lawyer roughs it for a good cause” Big SleepoutBSO2016homelessness

“Auckland lawyer roughs it for a good cause”

Stewart Dalley is a first-time Lifewise Big Sleepout Rough Sleeper and a solicitor at Ryken and Associates.

aditya20 June 2016

Lifewise at Park Up For Homes, Mangere homelessness

Lifewise at Park Up For Homes, Mangere

The Lifewise Team was at #ParkUpForHomes Mangere. See more photos from the night on our Facebook album.

aditya17 June 2016

New Zealand’s longest-married couple health and disability services

New Zealand’s longest-married couple

Congratulations to Jeram and Ganga Ravji, who were named New Zealand's longest-married couple.

aditya16 June 2016

Connecting the LGBTI community Big SleepoutBSO2016homelessness

Connecting the LGBTI community

Duncan Matthews, Executive Director at RainbowYOUTH, is a second-time Rough Sleeper at the Lifewise Big Sleepout.

aditya15 June 2016

Home is … Big SleepoutBSO2016homelessness

Home is …

Help us tell every New Zealander what having a home means to you.

aditya13 June 2016

A place of my own to reflect and recharge Big SleepoutBSO2016homelessness

A place of my own to reflect and recharge

It's Sarah Trotman's 7th year as a Lifewise Big Sleepout Rough Sleeper. She told us why she does it every year.

aditya9 June 2016

The homeless don’t need coins, they need change Big SleepoutBSO2016homelessness

The homeless don’t need coins, they need change

Rupal Chiragsinh Solanki, who was crowned Mrs India NZ in 2015, is a first-time Rough Sleeper. These are her thoughts about homelessness.

aditya1 June 2016

Newstalk ZB: Homelessness has been brewing for a decade Big Sleepouthomelessness

Newstalk ZB: Homelessness has been brewing for a decade

Lifewise Chief Executive, Moira Lawler, spoke to Andrew Dickens about the housing crisis in Auckland.

aditya30 May 2016