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Are individuals who have no housing options other than their vehicle to sleep in included in his statement that “Most of them ... have got somewhere to go and sleep, they are rough sleepers, they are choosing to come in and live on the streets and make the pavement their home”?

Answered Question 5729 (2026)
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Duncan Webb

Member for Christchurch Central · Labour Party

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  • Are individuals who have no housing options other than their vehicle to sleep in included in his statement that “Most of them ... have got somewhere to go and sleep, they are rough sleepers, they are choosing to come in and live on the streets and make the pavement their home”?

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Hon Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister of Police

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My statement refers to those that have got somewhere to go and sleep, they are rough sleepers, they are choosing to come in and live on the streets and make the pavement their home.