Homeless people’s brushes with the law often land them in jail. But is there a more humane way to deal with the problem? Judge Tony FitzGerald thinks so. He presides over the Court of New Beginnings, or as it’s more commonly known, The Homeless Court.
A look at homelessness from the inside. Six - once homeless herself, now a journalist, is our guide to the colourful, diverse, harsh and often tragic world of the people living on and around Auckland's Karangahape Road.