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Here is where Lifewise shares news, success stories, project updates and more.
A place of my own to reflect and recharge
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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
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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
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Lifewise Chief Executive, Moira Lawler, spoke to Andrew Dickens about the housing crisis in Auckland.
aditya30 May 2016
“You just deal with it on a day to day basis.”
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Watch Lifewise Support Worker, Darryl Mihaere, talk about his struggle with homelessness and how he now helps others turn their lives around.
aditya26 May 2016
“It’s one of the few a-ha moments …”
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We asked Troy Rawhiti-Forbes, award-winning journalist and social media expert, what the Lifewise Big Sleepout means to him.
aditya25 May 2016
“The whole system is at crisis”
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Radio New Zealand spoke to social workers on the frontlines of Auckland's housing crisis who said families with children are asking for help - but aren't getting it.
aditya18 May 2016
Nourish hope
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If you can afford to pay for a meal, come to Lifewise Merge Café and pay it forward.
aditya17 May 2016
Celebrating International Nurses Day
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International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.
aditya12 May 2016
Time to talk about families
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The Child, Youth & Family (CYF) review is positive, but more work needs to be done.
aditya4 May 2016
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