31 Aug 2022

Planned overdose prevention centre gets mixed reactions

From Checkpoint, 5:34 pm on 31 August 2022

Auckland CBD could soon be a safe haven for homeless at risk of overdosing, but some are unconvinced an overdose prevention centre will make a difference.

The Drug Foundation unveiled the plan at the City Mission today, with the proposal now with government ministers for approval and licencing.

The Foundation says harmful drugs, like Fentanyl, could reach our shores and take hold of those living on Auckland's streets.

But some who work on the coal face doubt the city's homeless will flock to the centre.

Here's Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro.