Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights CommissionLast updated: 03 July 2026Commission calls for withdrawal of the Move-on Orders Bill, warning it risks criminalising those with greatest need. The Bill risks further victimising and negatively impacting people for simply trying to survive sleeping rough, begging, or dealing with health and housing problems they need help addressing. “This Bill doesn’t make anyone safer, it just makes homelessness and poverty harder to see,” says Prudence Walker, Disability Rights Commissioner. They’re there because housing, health care, addiction support and whānau support have run out. This should be done through investment in stable housing, Housing First approaches, kaupapa Māori housing, accessible health and addiction services, and whānau-centred support.