“Within our programme, 80 to 85% of the youth are Māori. It’s upsetting to hear those stats, because our rangatahi Māori are experiencing homelessness on their own land.”

Shiloh Mills is a youth worker helping young people experiencing homelessness in Tāmaki Makaurau. She shows us a day in her life, and we meet Jay, one of the rangatahi she’s helped into stable housing.

This is part of our reo Māori series, Ohinga, created by Mahi Tahi Media, with funding from Te Māngai Pāho.

Stay tuned for a new episode every week.

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