Home / New ZealandJazlyn WhalesJournalist·NZ Herald·5 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM3 mins to readMelissa Aitken organises events across the lower South Island which offer free services such as hairdressing and meals.Ten years ago, Melissa Aitken watched a social media video about a man in New York offering free haircuts to the local homeless population.It was then that she began wondering how she could do something similar for those in her local Invercargill community.
What started as a simple idea
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