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The Open Door: A record of the first five years of The People’s Project in Hamilton
The People’s Project (TPP) is delighted to celebrate the publication of The Open Door, a book about the first five years of the project in Hamilton. A group of founding and current staff, TPP governance group members, Wise Group board members, partner agencies,...
AA Insurance surprises four charities with $40k prior to Christmas
We're are so grateful to AA Insurance for choosing us this year as one of four charities to receive a share of this generous donation. When someone has been homeless for a long time, they have very few possessions, and what they do possess has usually seen better...
Housing First – hope in the headlines
Homelessness is a significant political issue. And leading up to this election, rarely a day went by without a headline about homelessness in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Sometimes they were success stories – about the many people who have been helped and supported by...
ACC investment an endorsement for community housing sector – CHA
Housing is about so much more than bricks and mortar. It is a human right. The Community Housing sector knows how to design, build and manage affordable housing really well. It wants and needs to do more, and that requires more investment from the public and private...
Homelessness costs us dearly, so let’s end it
Homelessness already costs us dearly as a nation, and not just fiscally. Based on overseas evidence, Otago University researcher Dr Nevil Pierce has estimated it costs New Zealand taxpayers around $65,000 a year,
