K Road Chronicles

K Road Chronicles

2 Seasons

K Road Chronicles is a look at homelessness from the inside. Six – once homeless herself for several years, now a journalist – is our guide to the colourful, diverse, harsh and often tragic world of street people living on and around Auckland’s Karangahape Road. Six (yes, that’s her real name) is an overqualified, underemployed, transgender journalist with unique insight into one of New Zealand’s most pressing social problems: homelessness. Six herself was homeless for many years. Over the course of this series, she documents the stories of Karangahape Road’s “streeties” for her community newspaper the K Road Chronicle.

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K Road Chronicles
  • K Road Chronicles Six the Journalist

    Episode 1

    K Road Chronicles offers an inside look at homelessness. Our guide is Six, a journalist who was once homeless herself. She introduces us to Mickey, a former addict in his 60s who lived in a cemetery. After a unique court appearance, his life trajectory changed dramatically for the better. 

  • K Road Chronicles Mickey the Rat

    Episode 2

    K Road Chronicles offers an inside look at homelessness. Our guide, Six, a former homeless journalist, introduces us to Mickey. Once a drug dealer and addict in his 60s, he lived in a cemetery. But a unique court appearance dramatically changed his life's trajectory for the better.

  • K Road Chronicles Nicole the Outreach Worker

    Episode 3

    "K Road Chronicles" offers an inside look at homelessness. Our guide is Six, a journalist who was once homeless herself. She reveals the harsh, tragic, yet vibrant world of Auckland's street people. We also meet Nicola, an outreach worker from Auckland City Mission, who works on the frontlines to...

  • K Road Chronicles Gloria the Sex Worker

    Episode 4

    "K Road Chronicles" offers an inside look at homelessness. Our guide is Six, a journalist who was once homeless herself. She introduces us to Gloria, who has been living in a park since leaving jail seven months ago. With no job or housing, she survives by selling sex. This is a harsh, tragic, an...

  • K Road Chronicles Keith the Addict

    Episode 5

    K Road Chronicles offers an inside look at homelessness. Our guide, Six, a former homeless journalist, leads us through Auckland's Karangahape Road. We meet Keith, a synthetic cannabis addict on the streets for 14 years, as he desperately seeks a home and turns to the community organization Lifew...

  • K Road Chronicles Ben and His Dog Buddy

    Episode 6

    K Road Chronicles offers an inside look at homelessness. Our guide is Six, a journalist who was once homeless herself. She explores the harsh, tragic, yet colourful world of Auckland's street people. In one story, she follows Ben, a young man with his dog, Buddy, to answer a poignant question: Ca...

  • K Road Chronicles New Beginnings Court

    Episode 7

    "K Road Chronicles," guided by journalist Six, a former homeless woman, offers an inside look at Auckland's harsh street life. Homeless individuals often end up in jail, but Judge Tony FitzGerald proposes a more humane solution: The Homeless Court, officially the Court of New Beginnings.

  • K Road Chronicles Six is Burgled

    Episode 8

    K Road Chronicles offers an inside look at homelessness. Six, a journalist with her own past of being unhoused, guides us through Auckland's Karangahape Road. Just as production of her K Road Chronicle is going well, a burglary threatens it all. While battling this setback, Six also struggles to ...