People blaming high crime on those who live at a city mission apartment block have the wrong end of the stick, residents say. Rupert D’Arth is among 80 residents of Auckland City Mission apartment block, Te Ao Mārama, on a side street in the city’s red light district near Karangahape Road. He was at a Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Auckland City Mission’
City mission apartments not to blame for Auckland’s crime rates – residents
Thursday, July 4th, 2024City Mission Cook-off delivers
Thursday, July 27th, 2023
Auckland City Mission is a major beneficiary of a cook-off backed by Foodstuffs North Island. The initiative was held at St Matthew-in-the-City, and the event aimed to assist those facing homelessness and food challenges. Morgan McCann, Head of New World for Foodstuffs North Island, and Steve McClean, Owner Operator of New World Orewa, cooked a Read more
New Zealands most ‘housing insecure’ are men
Monday, June 12th, 2023
Men are New Zealand’s most vulnerable when it comes to housing. Men seem particularly vulnerable to housing insecurity, says Greg, a peer support worker with Lifewise, who works with men experiencing homelessness. He told RNZ’s The Detail they’re often facing a web of other personal challenges. Thinking of the people he works with now, Greg Read more
Foodbank demand echoes “Mother Hubbard”
Thursday, May 25th, 2023
Lack of money and high prices are causing food shortages in hundreds of thousands of New Zealand homes. Foodbank demand is soaring. Working families are among the growing number lining up for help as the cost of living and inflation bubble upwards. Food shortages are hitting food banks too. Like “Mother Hubbard“, who went to Read more
Food insecurity is starving with Budget crumbs
Monday, May 22nd, 2023
Food insecurity is an urgent problem the Government must fix. “The more hungry we are, the more we will see unrest,” says Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson. “Thousands and thousands of us just don’t have enough money for food.” She should know. Over the past 10 years, demand for City Mission food parcels has risen Read more
Killer streets, revolting racism
Monday, November 21st, 2022
Killer streets and revolting racism summarise the Auckland City Missioner’s view of the world from a homeless person’s perspective. These streets are where hundreds of vulnerable people live – and die. A disproportionate number are Māori. Homelessness is a terrible situation, says Helen Robinson. It can take up to 30 years off someone’s life. It Read more
Auckland City Mission has new home
Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
Ten years after the Auckland City Mission – Te Tāpui Atawhai – began working on finding a new home, it has finally opened its doors. Called HomeGround, Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson (pictured at the new facility) says its new one-stop health and social services space for the city’s most vulnerable people realises a long-held Read more
Struggling to survive; those seeking help highest in 100 years
Monday, November 15th, 2021
Aucklanders who rely on benefits say they are just “trying to survive”. Hardship support from Work and Income has amounted to a “pittance”, they say. Advocates for Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP) and beneficiaries using their services say the support offered this year did not match that of the first lockdown. Just surviving is a Read more
New Auckland City Missioner with strong Catholic connections
Monday, April 12th, 2021
The new Auckland City Missioner is well known in Catholic social justice circles. Helen Robinson, who is stepping up to the post from her role as Auckland City Mission’s social services general manager, will start her new role this month. Robinson’s experience includes working with Catholic youth development organisation The Logos Project and with Challenge Read more
10% of NZers do not have enough suitable food
Thursday, October 17th, 2019
The Auckland City Mission says over the last few years, demand for food has continually and dramatically increased. Food insecurity, or food poverty, is defined as not having enough appropriate food. The City Mission says information about food insecurity in New Zealand is outdated and sparse. But research led by the mission’s general manager of Read more