Rosie LeishmanMultimedia Journalist·Newstalk ZB·14 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌The Christchurch City Mission is reporting an unprecedented recent increase of 50 people sleeping rough in Christchurch’s central city. Photo / Anna Heath Christchurch may be emerging as the country’s economic star but homelessness is on the rise, with around 300 people now living on the Garden City’s central streets.Christchurch City Mission says around 48 new faces appeared in the CBD last month alone.

But City Missioner Corinne Haines says that’s only