Could the lockdown signal an end to rough sleeping? READ MORE:* Wellington homeless sheltered in serviced apartment for lockdown, after agencies step in* How do the homeless handle the Covid-19 lockdown? “If it wasn't for this, I'd still be out there.”Eva Corlett/RNZ Halswell Lodge is where some Wellington rough sleepers are being housed. Groups working with the homeless community say there are almost no rough sleepers left on Wellington and Auckland's streets. “It's been a chance for them to relax, to settle, to be self-contained.”The country was now uniquely placed to end rough sleeping, he said.

Source: Stuff May 03, 2020 23:48 UTC