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Homelessness in Aotearoa is no longer confined to our biggest cities. Back in the day, a small number of local characters became well-known street personalities to everyone working in our city centres, but those days are gone. Homelessness here has followed international trends, taking various forms, from rough sleeping or couch surfing, to families living in cars or being stuck in emergency motel accommodation for months on end. Cities and towns up and down the country are grappling with this issue and the Bay of Plenty is no exception. Now a new initiative in Tauranga is taking a very different approach to the issue, so Plenty caught up with The People’s Project to find out more. WORDS ANDY TAYLOR // IMAGES SUPPLIED
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