by Habitat for Humanity Central North Island | Oct 29, 2019 | Central North Island, Volunteering
Matt (36) has been with Habitat for Humanity Central North Island for just 18 months and has already become an integral part our of volunteer team. His love for learning new skills motivated him to take up the responsibility of mowing lawns at Habitat CNI’s...
by Habitat for Humanity Central North Island | Oct 25, 2019 | Central North Island
Habitat for Humanity Central North Island hosted a ‘roof shout’ for suppliers and tradies associated with its Hands on for Habitat project in Ngaruawahia, which aims to raise funds for Habitat’s home repair programme. The project involves the build of a new...
by Habitat for Humanity Central North Island | Oct 2, 2019 | Assisted Home Ownership, Central North Island
From house dedication to final settlement, Ngaruawahia’s Pendergrast family’s progressive home ownership journey has been truly amazing. The Pendergrasts are a true example of how dedication and motivation can bridge the gap between where you are and...
by Habitat for Humanity Central North Island | Jul 29, 2019 | Central North Island, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand
Habitat for Humanity’s essential home repair work for low and moderate income families has received an unprecedented $1M boost from Bank of New Zealand (BNZ). Habitat for Humanity Auckland General Manager Conrad LaPointe said the charity had been looking at ways to...
by Habitat for Humanity Central North Island | Jul 18, 2019 | Central North Island, Partnerships, Uncategorized
John Coleman (Ngati Porou, Whakatohea), Sandra Coleman (Ngati Maniapoto) Critical home repairs for one Tokomaru Bay kaumatua gave him much needed independence with self care, and helped to improve the overall warmth, ventilation, safety and accessibility in the whanau...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Jul 3, 2019 | Assisted Home Ownership, Auckland, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand
Habitat is a member of the Community Housing sector. Together we are providing healthy and affordable homes for thousands of Kiwi whanau. But much more will be needed to help solve the country’s housing crisis. Working alongside the Government has great growth...
by Habitat for Humanity Central North Island | Jul 2, 2019 | Central North Island, Partnerships
Habitat for Humanity Central North Island has broken ground on the ‘Hands on for Habitat’ project in Ngāruawāhia, which aims to raise funds for Habitat’s home repair programme. The project involves the build of a new high-quality home in the River Terraces development...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Jun 4, 2019 | Assisted Home Ownership, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, KiwiBuy
Habitat for Humanity New Zealand commends the announcement of a range of new funds in housing, largely geared to address the urgent needs of the chronically homeless, those in government-funded transitional housing, and those deemed at imminent risk of becoming...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | May 29, 2019 | Assisted Home Ownership, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, KiwiBuy
Tammy Ngawhika hopes that tomorrow’s budget announcement will include homeownership opportunities for people on low to moderate incomes. “Before I moved into my own home, I was living in a cold, damp home. My children were in and out of hospital. But I couldn’t...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | May 22, 2019 | Assisted Home Ownership, Auckland, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, International, Pacific
More than 100 delegates from New Zealand and Pacific Nations of Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and the Cook Islands attended the inaugural Pacific People’s Housing Forum on 17th May 2019. First of its kind, this one-day event brought together representatives from local and...
