Media
The Mission welcomes enquiries from media.
If you are a journalist wanting commentary from the Mission, please contact Ellen Lear:
– Email: [email protected]
– Phone: 027 700 1779
If you’re looking for a case study, the Mission is unable to connect you to people we support.
If your query is about Housing First, please contact Felicity Beadle at Housing First.
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Media library
Here are some of our most recent media appearances:
June 28, 2024
Government budget cuts mean we’re now forced to turn hungry people away - Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson
"As of 1 July 2024, the Mission has reduced by more than half, the amount of food we distribute to those who have no other choice but to come to us to ask for help. We have pleaded with government for help. That help has not come. It is appalling that we now face the prospect of turning people away at a time of such sustained and extraordinary need."
June 11, 2024
Auckland City Mission cook-off: 'Not everyone has the ability to cook a simple meal' - RNZ
RNZ Journalist Amy Williams reports on our annual fundraiser The Cook Off.
April 8, 2024
Stepping up to the role of CEO, mission driven leader Helen Robinson - Purposely Podcast
"There is this inherent dignity in each and every person, that is worthy irregardless of actually what has or hasn't happened, or has or hasn't occurred, to bring someone to our doors." - Auckland City Missioner/Manutaki Helen Robinson
January 4, 2024
Hunger doesn’t take a holiday - Helen Robinson opinion
Written by Manutaki/Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson for NZ Herald
October 8, 2023
The Wāhine Dinner helping homeless women find community
Written by Mildred Armah for Sunday Star Times and The Post
May 14, 2023
Helen Robinson: The urgent need on poverty in the budget | Q+A 2023
Manutaki/Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson interviewed by Q + A's Jack Tame about Housing First, Homeground and what people in poverty need to see from the upcoming budget.