Wellington today, August 20: Extra Air NZ flights and Interislander sailings during lockdown, soup kitchen providing meals
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Wellington today, August 20: Extra Air NZ flights and Interislander sailings during lockdown, soup kitchen providing meals
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Nine rooms filled in a week: Upgrade for Wellington Homeless Women s Trust
4 May, 2021 11:36 PM
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General manager Haria Tareha outside Wellington Homeless Women s Trust, newly named Te Whare Nuku noa. Photo / Sophie Trigger
General manager Haria Tareha outside Wellington Homeless Women s Trust, newly named Te Whare Nuku noa. Photo / Sophie Trigger
A Wellington women s shelter has nearly tripled its capacity, but still has enough demand to fill its rooms five times over.
On Wednesday Wellington Homeless Women s Trust officially opened its new upgrade, which has seen the number of beds available to homeless women increase from five to 14.
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Tania Thompson, a tenant at Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust premises, says she looks forward to coming home.
Sitting on the floor of her room, Tania Thompson says she has been working on an art piece for her bedroom wall. The 58-year-old is fond of recycling and often sees the worth in what others have thrown away. The piece she is weaving comes from discarded thin, wooden planks she found around central Wellington. It’s been a while since Thompson had a place to call home, which she could decorate how she liked. For the past two years, Thompson has been couch-surfing, living in her cousin’s shed and on the streets of central Wellington. She’s one of 41,000 people who are homeless in New Zealand. This figure included people who were living out of cars and in garages.