New police powers to ‘move on’ rough sleepers only mask NZ’s deeper homelessness problem

Getty ImagesThe government’s plan to empower police to “issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places” will effectively apply to people as young as 14 who are experiencing homelessness and who “obstruct” access to businesses, beg o...

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