28 Nov 2023

Court helps Auckland's homeless to get off the streets

From Morning Report, 7:42 am on 28 November 2023

A court that writes off charges for recurring low-level crime is helping Auckland's homeless off the streets and into work.

Te Kooti o Timatanga Hou - The Court of New Beginnings takes offenders under its wing and gives them tools to do the mahi to turn their lives around.

It first sat in Auckland 13 years ago to this month - reporter Amy Williams went along on the anniversary, to see a graduation.