School angry boarding house used for homeless

Thursday, July 6th, 2017

Members of the Hato Petera College community are angry the Catholic Diocese of Auckland has allowed their boarding hostel to be occupied by the homeless.

The church closed the hostel to college students last year, and the Catholic Māori high school is still fighting to get its boarding facility back. Continue reading

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