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Big Sleepout BSO2016 homelessness Splice

“Home is …” – A poem by you

We asked you to finish the sentence "Home is ...." and you shared with us some of the most beautiful words we've ever read.

aditya14 July 2016

Big Sleepout BSO2016 homelessness

Insurance auditor smashes it on wild Auckland night – insurancebusinessonline.co.nz

“Without the support of organisations such as Lifewise, I can only imagine how difficult it would be to get off the streets.” -- Kay Baldock, #1 fundraiser and first-time Lifewise…

aditya13 July 2016

Big Sleepout BSO2016 homelessness

“You end homelessness by housing people sustainably.” – ONE News

One News covered the Lifewise Big Sleepout 2016 and interviewed Lifewise CEO, Moira Lawler, and formerly homeless person, Robert Smith.

aditya12 July 2016

Big Sleepout BSO2016 homelessness

Big Sleepout has people waking up to what it’s like to be homeless – Newstalk ZB

Lifewise CEO Moira Lawler talked to Andrew Dickens at 3 am on 8 July, the morning after the Lifewise Big Sleepout.

aditya12 July 2016

Big Sleepout BSO2016 homelessness

Swapping suits for sleeping bags: BNZ’s Big Sleepout team – BNZBlog

Team BNZ, and all #BSO2016 Rough Sleepers, are accepting donations until Friday 14 July. If you haven’t given yet, you still can.

aditya12 July 2016

Big Sleepout BSO2016 homelessness

Auckland docs sleep rough to highlight homelessness and raise funds – NZDoctor.co.nz

NZMA chair Dr Stephen Child and UoA lecturer Dr Tony Fernando spoke to NZ Doctor about the Lifewise Big Sleepout.

aditya11 July 2016

Big Sleepout BSO2016 homelessness

Scott Coldham and Paul Wilson rough it for a good cause – StopPress.co.nz

Scott and Paul are among the influential Kiwis who will tonight be trading in their home comforts to sleep rough for a night.

aditya7 July 2016

Big Sleepout BSO2016 homelessness

First, housing: Homelessness needs national strategy

Lifewise commends John Key’s acknowledgement of New Zealand’s rising homelessness issue.

aditya5 July 2016

Big Sleepout BSO2016 homelessness

“Cycle of homelessness can end” – Lizzie Marvelly in NZ Herald

"As a privileged woman who has always been able to rely on having a roof over her head, I had a lot to learn." - Lizzie Marvelly

aditya4 July 2016

Big Sleepout BSO2016 homelessness

Homeless in the city

Recent street counts indicate more than 177 people are rough sleeping within 3km of SkyCity.

aditya2 July 2016

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“Home is …” – A poem by you

Insurance auditor smashes it on wild Auckland night – insurancebusinessonline.co.nz

“You end homelessness by housing people sustainably.” – ONE News

Big Sleepout has people waking up to what it’s like to be homeless – Newstalk ZB

Swapping suits for sleeping bags: BNZ’s Big Sleepout team – BNZBlog

Auckland docs sleep rough to highlight homelessness and raise funds – NZDoctor.co.nz

Scott Coldham and Paul Wilson rough it for a good cause – StopPress.co.nz

First, housing: Homelessness needs national strategy

“Cycle of homelessness can end” – Lizzie Marvelly in NZ Herald

Homeless in the city

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