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Manaaki Rangatahi Presents Petition To End The ‘Human Rights’ Issue Of Youth Homelessness

Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 9:33 am | Manaaki Rangatahi

Manaaki Rangatahi will today present a petition, signed by thousands of people across Aotearoa, to Minister Marama Davidson, calling on Government to end youth homelessness. Manaaki Rangatahi is a kaupapa Māori collective, founded to support rangatahi experiencing ... More >>

Manaaki Rangatahi Concerned Punitive Approach To Welfare Increases Harm For Rangatahi Experiencing Homelessness

Monday, 8 August 2022, 10:38 am | Manaaki Rangatahi

Manaaki Rangatahi are concerned that punitive approaches to welfare, such as National's latest policy announcement, and current sanction policies for young people in need of financial support from MSD, run the risk of increasing harm for young people and ... More >>

Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill Risks Weakening Accountability And Oversight Of Oranga Tamariki

Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 6:37 am | Manaaki Rangatahi

Manaaki Rangatahi is alarmed and concerned by the Governments plans to push on with the Oranga Tamariki Oversight Bill. Despite major opposition from the care experienced community, the social sector (including reputable organizations such as VOYCE Whakarongo ... More >>

Manaaki Rangatahi Welcomes The Acknowledgement Of Need For A Strategy To Address Youth Homelessness

Thursday, 5 August 2021, 9:10 am | Manaaki Rangatahi

Manaaki Rangatahi acknowledges the comments of Homelessness Minister, Marama Davidson, recognizing the urgent need for a strategy to prevent and end youth homelessness. Responding to the story of Hannah on Newshub Nation, a young woman experiencing homelessness ... More >>

Lack Of Strategy To Prevent Youth Homelessness Increases Harm For Young People Over Lockdown

Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 6:07 am | Manaaki Rangatahi

A recent report from Child Poverty Action Group highlights the need for a strategy to end Youth Homelessness. Child Poverty Action Groups new report has highlighted that the lack of a strategy to end youth homelessness led to gross inequalities and ... More >>

Motels Are No Solution For Young People Experiencing Homelessness

Tuesday, 19 January 2021, 4:01 pm | Manaaki Rangatahi

Manaaki Rangatahi report that young people experiencing homelessness are being further traumatized within the emergency accommodation where they have sought safety. Often these environments are unsafe, and unsuitable for young people to live in, and rangatahi ... More >>

Homeless Young People At Greater Risk Over Xmas

Monday, 21 December 2020, 11:15 am | Manaaki Rangatahi

Rangatahi experiencing homelessness at increased risk over the Christmas period. Manaaki Rangatahi is concerned that without safe or stable immediate accommodation available for rangatahi who experience homelessness, many young people will be without ... More >>

Manaaki Rangatahi Finds Youth Left Out In The Cold

Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 3:00 pm | Manaaki Rangatahi

Manaaki Rangatahi are concerned about the effects that another Alert Level 3 is having on young people/rangatahi experiencing homelessness. Lockdown is hard for everyone, but for our rangatahi living rough, it only heightens the risk they are ... More >>

Petition To End Youth Homelessness

Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 2:39 pm | Manaaki Rangatahi

“Our response to COVID on the face of it, had a very simple premise… stay home, save lives. That simple, simple requirement forced all of us as a country to ask the question – what if you don’t have a home? The answer was simple, we will ... More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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