Public Hearings for Homelessness Inquiry begin at Te Puea Marae

What: First hearing of the Cross-Party Inquiry into Homelessness
When: Monday August 22 at 10am – 4pm
Where: Te Puea Memorial Marae, 1534 Miro Rd, Auckland
Who: Hearings Panel made up of Labour MP Phil Twyford, Green Party MP Marama Davidson and Māori Party Co-leader Marama Fox. Submitters include Housing Foundation, Island Child, Habitat for Humanity, Sisters of Mercy, and the Auckland Council

This Monday is the first day of public hearings of the Cross-Party Inquiry into Homelessness. The Auckland hearings will be held at Te Puea Memorial Marae, which opened its doors to homeless people earlier this year.

The Hearings Panel will be listening to some of the stories of the hundreds of people who are homeless, those who were once homeless, those working with the homeless and concerned New Zealanders who made submissions to the Cross-Party Inquiry into Homelessness.

The Cross-Party hearings panel is made up of Labour’s Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford, Green Party’s social housing spokesperson Marama Davidson and Māori Party Co-leader Marama Fox.

This inquiry was launched by Labour, Green and Māori Parties after National MPs turned down Opposition requests for a Parliamentary select committee inquiry into the issue.

The aim of the Inquiry is to hear from whānau, experts and those most impacted about the real scale of homelessness in New Zealand and what the enduring solutions will be.

The Auckland hearings mark the beginning of a country-wide set of hearings.

Christchurch Hearings Friday, August 26, 2016 at 01:00 PM
St John of God Waipuna in North Linwood

Tauranga Hearings Monday, August 29, 2016 at 01:00 PM
The Wesley Centre in Tauranga

Kaitaia Hearings Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 10:00 AM
Te Ahu Centre in Kaitaia

Wellington Hearings Monday, September 05, 2016 at 09:00 AM
Parliament Buildings in Wellington

For a preview of some of the submissions:
http://www.homelessnessinquiry.co.nz/submissions

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