Aucklanders

Empty council buildings in Dargaville could be turned into emergency shelters as the town grapples with a fast-rising homelessness problem. Aucklanders heading north for cheaper homes is being blamed.

'Auckland refugees' are heading north in search of cheaper rent, but are finding that rentals are hard to find and rents are going up. That's leading to overcrowding, and the problem of people… Audio

One Northland based social service agency says it's dealing with growing numbers of Auckland refugees, who head north in hope but end up homeless and in some cases mentally ill. Our Northland reporter… Audio