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NZ-made upcycled totes given as gift bags at the Tonga Housing Forum
May 26, 2023
The first-ever Tonga Housing Forum hosted by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand had a nice detail sewn into the proceedings.   During the planning... Read More
A call to ‘close the gap’ in rental homes through curtains
May 25, 2023
A number of Aotearoa’s key housing and health organisations are challenging the government to ‘close the gap’ in rental homes, by... Read More
Labour's Wellbeing Budget 2023 a positive step forward for New Zealand housing says Habitat for Humanity.
Budget 2023: Habitat says additional 3000 housing dwellings will maintain momentum
May 18, 2023
Confirmation in Budget 2023 of 3000 additional public housing dwellings is a positive step forward and will help maintain momentum, along with... Read More
Habitat Northern completes critical home repairs on Aotea Great Barrier
May 18, 2023
Our Build Development Manager, Jay was recently back on Aotea Great Barrier to sign off 11 essential home repair and solar power installation... Read More
Volunteer support gives Ōtara office a long awaited refresh
May 17, 2023
Last weekend staff from Civil Plan Consultants helped with onsite maintenance at the Ormiston Road regional office. Their support meant we were able... Read More
Habitat for Humanity launches Home Equals campaign in support of people living in informal settlements around the world
May 17, 2023
Habitat for Humanity and our partners around the world today launched a five-year campaign, called Home Equals, seeking policy changes at the local,... Read More
Solid progress on the Tonga rebuild
May 16, 2023
Andrew Baker, a long-standing volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Northern Region and Global Village shares his experiences with us about the Tonga... Read More
Habitat for Humanity is building in the Pacific.
Tonga’s first-ever housing forum to build partnerships and resilience against shelter threats.
May 15, 2023
Ways to ensure resilient and accessible housing is one of the main topics at the first ever housing forum Habitat for Humanity New Zealand is... Read More
Tuakau family’s journey to security
May 10, 2023
James and Claudine recently finished their journey to home ownership with Habitat for Humanity Northern. They moved into their Habitat for Humanity... Read More
Pukekohe home gives family the stability and security they were looking for
May 2, 2023
“My name is Mark. I’m a single father of two boys who are with me part time. We moved into our Habitat home in Pukekohe just over a year ago now.... Read More
Ōtara whānau living more comfortably after Habitat Northern’s home repairs
Apr 20, 2023
Evergreen lives in Otara with her 75-year-old father Billy, who is wheelchair bound. The house has been in the family for three generations now and... Read More
Single mother settles the purchase of her affordable home through Habitat for Humanity's Progressive Home Ownership programme.
“Through it all I knew I had a secure roof over my children’s heads.” Celia achieves home ownership dream with Habitat Dunedin.
Apr 3, 2023
When Celia was informed her lease would not be renewed in late 2017, Celia, her late husband Greg and three children began looking for a new house... Read More