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Homeless youths in Auckland "the tip of the iceberg"
15 January 2016
Homeless youths in Auckland "the tip
of the iceberg"
The New Zealand Coalition to End
Homelessness believe the group of young people living in the
West Auckland park are the tip of the iceberg when it comes
to the issue of youth homelessness in New Zealand. Sadly
more and more young New Zealanders face the reality of
homelessness everyday says Dr Shiloh Groot Co-Chair of the
NZCEH.
The homeless population has continued to increase every year and these young people are just another example of it.
Homelessness will continue to grow in New Zealand until there is action taken to understand how many people are without a home and a plan is in place to address it.
Most cities in New Zealand have issues with homelessness and this won't change until the government admits there is a problem and acts accordingly to address it says Corie Haddock, Co-Chair NZCEH
First and foremost we need an inquiry into homelessness, this will show how big the problem is and enable the appropriate support and services to be developed to address it. We can end homelessness in New Zealand, but we need to start now.
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