K’ Road Chronicles Season 2, Episode 3: Whangārei

A trip to Whangārei provides an unexpected challenge to Six and forces her to questions some of her own assumptions about the solutions to homelessness.

During Covid-19, the homeless of the city had been rehoused in a motel. Many of these came from a facility called Jubilee Park on the outskirts of the city. Six explores the grounds and finds evidence of life before the pandemic. 

This leads to a day centre, called Open Arms, that has been set up to help the homeless. Working in the kitchen as a volunteer is Carmen, who had been a resident of the park before being rehoused during lockdown. Carmen seems lively, together and hard-working so Six is puzzled as to how she ended up homeless.

It’s an unexpected tale, it echoes many of the issues that Six recognises from K Road… particularly the need for community. This causes many of the homeless to return to the streets even if they have been housed.

And when Six goes back to visit Jubilee Park with her subject, she is surprised by a surprise revelation.

Read More: The Whangārei Organisation Opening its Arms to Help

K’ Road Chronicles is produced by Magnetic Pictures for Stuff with the support of NZ On Air.

[MiKeMiDNiTe-]

I love this series these community support groups are interesting amazing and obviously needed GOOD WORK 👍

[bubblesdelight]

Thank you to this organisation for the support for the people 💕 RIP Lofty even though I never knew you, you had a big ❤and being much involved in helping others. We don't want to see NZ look like the streets of America, homeless every where struggling to get help plus no help for them with a huge waiting list.😮

[delwynwellington]

Aww Lofty. She was a beautiful, caring, intelligent woman. And a bloody good laugh too. Miss her x

[littledotti]

Really well organized. Love it. We need more places like this in Auckland.

[cassiereid]

Beautiful doco, extremely well presented.

[billytapurau]

thats so awsome up n Whāngarei... kāpai tō mahi wahine toa as for K road, bac n the days and today its always known as "Bonga Alley" ... the "Star" n the "Rising Sun" .... kiaora great story...

[AllahIsTheOneAndOnlyUnity]

You are definetly onto something with this one.

[peter-yyqy]

I have been looking forward to new episodes.

[paulvanbeurden]

I wrote and recorded a song called
K Road.The K rd Buissness Association didnt like it but George FM played it at night.I lived at 3 thirty three all my family and me.

[RageAgainstTheMachine.]

#WeThePeople
he tangata he tangata he tangata

[teanatuhiwai]

It's a hit and mis with them (open arms) just give the food to who ever asks for it, DON'T make it an appointment OR ask people for a winz paper (that's a government thing) open arms I think get political with NOT giving out food everyday 7days a week. Terrible place

[tomakiteli]

People homeless? A people poor man and women sit down on street in NZ??

[nedread]

Edgy, diverse, colourful???? More like a road full of weirdos and drop kicks