Team New Zealand is organised by Street Football Aotearoa, a Charitable Trust developing grassroots football projects for homeless and excluded people. The Trust is currently working with the New Zealand Coalition to End Homelessness and partner agencies in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Team New Zealand was a debutant in Melbourne and returned from the tournament with their heads held high, having been awarded the Best Newcomers trophy. Final Position: Melbourne 2008 - 40th.
Fraser on the ball for Wellington against Auckland
Everitt
Festival of Football
Willie and Wayne
Posted by New Zealand - 16/11/2009
Wellington's Street Football team took the honours in Saturday's Street Football National Championships. The inaugural tournament saw teams representing Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and the Capital compete as part of Wellington City Council's Festival of Football - a curtain-raiser for the All Whites World Cup Qualifier.
Posted by New Zealand - 26/11/2008
Homelessness and street homelessness is an issue that affects all of us at some stage or another in our lives, and more often than not, it is through no fault of our own that we end up in this situation. I became homeless at the age of 15 when my father sold our house but it is only just recently (within the last 11 months) that I have experienced living rough or been street homeless...
Posted by New Zealand - 16/11/2008
Football is alive in Wellington, and as part of Wellington City Council’s Festival of Football for the FIFA under 17 Women’s World Cup, Wellingtonians had the opportunity to support Street Football Aotearoa through a fundraising street football competition and film screening.
Posted by New Zealand - 10/11/2008
The New Zealand players trained together for the first time at a training camp held at Forest Lakes, Otaki over the first weekend of November.
Posted by New Zealand - 06/11/2008
Wynton Rufer - Fifa Oceania Player of the Century took some of the Auckland players and Close Up's (TVNZ) Mark Sainsbury through a light training session in Victoria Park last week.
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Teams competing in Milan 2009 Homeless World Cup
Teams which have competed in previous competitions but remain part of our family
