Rangitoto Observer: Hauraki Corner death ‘reminder of homelessness impact on women’

A recent Rangitoto Observer article featured Coalition to End Women’s Homelessness Project Director Victoria Crockford, reflecting on the death of a woman found at the Hauraki Corner last month.

Victoria described the woman’s passing as “a painful reminder of how homelessness strips women of safety, dignity, and the simple comfort of a place to rest.” 

The article drew attention to findings from the Coalition’s research and highlighted the growing number of wome - particularly young mothers and older wome - facing severe housing deprivation.

In the article, Victoria calls for a bipartisan housing and homelessness strategy. 

“Organisations like De Paul House on the North Shore do brilliant work and urgently need the types of policies and funding that enable them to provide for women and families with wrap-around support. That requires a bipartisan strategy on housing and homelessness that strives to understand and meet the needs of women. We are nowhere near that right now,” she said. 

Read the full article here on page 13