Two formerly homeless men have become stars in a fundraising video for the Auckland City Mission that lets viewers see the world through the eyes of a rough sleeper. Rob Smith and Richard Turipa, both 36, were picked to make the film because they are members of the Mission's Hobson Street Theatre Company. "That opportunity came because we have been available in the theatre company. Smith hails from Northland's Ngapuhi iwi, but his family moved "all over the place" and he ended up sleeping on the streets for just over a year. Smith wants to find work as "peer support" for other people to move off the streets into a house.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 14, 2016 08:15 UTC