K Road Chronicles - Series Three

It makes me feel like crying all over again, just reliving it. I never thought a child of mine would be living on the street.

– Six’s mum on her daughter’s experience of homelessness, in episode eight

Series one, we were printing the Chronicle on a shitty old Canon photocopier, that broke down every 20 prints, in my bedroom. Now look at this — we’ve got our own office in the food court.

– Six on the K Road Chronicle newspaper’s journey, in episode three

I came out, and here's all my clothes, all folded up in a basket. I was a bit taken aback by the humility and compassion that these fellas had. I felt really inhuman when I was living in my van.

– Howard on the impact of having a fresh set of clothes provided by Orange Sky’s mobile laundry service, in episode one

I don’t think people really understand the toll that it takes on your mental health to be homeless.

– Six on the burden of being homeless, in episode two

With HomeGround Apartments, what we were very focused on in the design process, along with the community, was saying, ‘What do you need? What do you need to sustain housing? What matters to you?'. And the stuff that mattered was shared space, a space to come and go from, and a space that creates a sense of belonging and a sense of whānau and home.

– Jacqui, General Manager of Brand, Income and Innovation, on the design principles of HomeGround Apartments, in episode three

That’s what this engagement’s all about — be real  and actually sit with them and have a conversation, ask them if they're alright.

– Māori Warden, Joanne, on the importance of empathy in working with community, in episode four

So Bluebells, the owners — they’re just amazing. They do this because they want to make sure that their surplus doesn’t harm the planet, and hungry bellies don’t go without food.

– Danielle LeGallais on where community food support Sunday Blessings sources its food, in episode five

We’re not a refuge, we’re not a rehab facility — we’re actually just a whare with a kaitiakitanga of hīnātore, to hold our wāhine until they too see the light.

– Support worker Tui Gallagher on the community care Te Whare Hīnātore provides, in episode six

When the gender-diverse community get to a point where they need to turn around and ask for help, not a lot of places are available for them to be able to ask for that help. Sometimes those that are struggling will go couch surfing and sometimes into quite unsafe spaces.

– Manager of Te Whare Korowai Joanne on barriers to support for the gender diverse community

We recognise that this is an ‘ambulance at the bottom of the cliff’ service. Morally, we know that food is a human right.

– Co-founder of Sunday Blessings, Danielle LeGallais on food insecurity, in episode five

Could I really speak with any authority on homelessness and poverty if I’d never been there? The reason why people share their stories with me is because I’m part of that whānau, I’m part of that story. Whether you’re a sports journalist, or a political journalist, or what I consider a community journalist, you’ve got to pay your dues.

– Six on her lived experience of homelessness, in episode eight