Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: Barring Aaron Smale from the abuse in care apology is a very, very bad joke; Hīkoi (v.24), a poem by Ātea editor Liam Rātana; For survivors of abuse that occurred in state and faith-based care, redress and accountability still look to be a long way off But first: As homelessness hits an all-time high, New Zealand’s frontline organisations are embracing unconventional and innovative strategies. Joel MacManus takes a closer look at the crisis and meets the people who claim to have the cure.
“Murray Edridge has square shoulders, bushy eyebrows and a thick head of hair. He looks like a tough-but-fair football coach. His job title is Wellington City Missioner, head of the city’s largest homelessness charity. He’s seen it all and isn’t often nervous. But one morning in January 2023, that’s exactly what he was. The nerves were because he had a meeting with New Zealand’s finance minister at the time, Grant Robertson. There wasn’t anything expressly unusual about that – the two men counted each other as friends and would meet at least once a year. But that day, Edridge had something important to say, and he wasn’t sure how. “Grant,” he began, ushering the finance minister into his office in an old chapel. “I haven’t seen this before. This is way, way, worse than it’s ever been. For the first time, we’re seeing hopelessness in our community.” Or, for the first time, you can listen to it, read by Te Aihe Butler. Click the link to find your podcast player of choice.
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