Many homeless people in Auckland living in cars

Friday, June 19th, 2015

Auckland City Mission homeless outreach worker Charlotte Ama counted about 30 people living in cars and vans when she took NZ Herald reporters on a guided tour of the old Tank Farm area on the waterfront last Monday night.

At times, she says, there are up to 50.

Reporter Simon Collins and photographer Jason Oxenham spent a night with the Auckland City Mission looking in on the lives of some of Auckland’s car dwellers. Continue reading and watch video

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