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Building stability through our Home Repair Programme
Jul 22, 2020
Grateful for critical repair work completed by Habitat, a whanau in Horotiu, Waikato, feels much more confident and motivated to make sure their... Read More
Hands on for Habitat project boost funds for Home Repair Programme
Jul 9, 2020
Wendy Kathleen Dooley (new owner) with Habitat for Humanity Chief Operating Officer Nathan Collins Habitat for Humanity Central Region’s home repair... Read More
Creating a more suitable place for whanau in the Central Region
Jun 29, 2020
Things are now a whole lot easier for a Te Kauwhata, Waikato whanau, with essential home repair work by Habitat helping to improve accessibility. ... Read More
Transformed home for Auckland whānau
Jun 26, 2020
Habitat continues to work in partnership with Te Puni Kōkiri to deliver critical home repairs for Māori whānau across Te Tai Tokerau and Tāmaki... Read More
Ōtara Community Garden Volunteer Day
Jun 5, 2020
Habitat Northern recently completed a volunteer project helping Daniel with his community garden in Otara. With his garden now improved, Daniel will... Read More
Decluttering raises funds for housing need
May 4, 2020
Habitat for Humanity is today calling for contactless donations of quality used goods it can sell to raise funds for housing need through its... Read More
Stability through Progressive Home Ownership
Mar 25, 2020
Alma and her family achieved home ownership after partnering with Habitat for six years. Through hard work they achieved milestones they did not... Read More
How we continue to pursue our mission during COVID-19
Mar 25, 2020
During this uncertain time of social distancing and COVID-19, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand remain hard at work to pursue our vision of a world... Read More
For some, “shelter in place” is a different kind of crisis
Mar 24, 2020
With each passing hour, whanau in New Zealand are adapting to measures needed to combat the spread of COVID-19. In countries and cultures all around... Read More
Napier whanau dream of owning a home, now a reality.
Mar 18, 2020
One Napier whanau’s dream of securing a homestead for future generations is now a reality, following a nine-year progressive home ownership... Read More
Trish gets new curtains for a warmer, drier home
Mar 10, 2020
Here’s Trish from Manurewa with her new curtains installed by Habitat Auckland’s very own Pablo. Through our Tō Kāinga Whare (TKW)... Read More
7.4 magnitude earthquake displaces 270,000 Indonesian families
Mar 10, 2020
On September 28th 2018, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit near Sulawesi, Indonesia, triggering catastrophic liquefaction, landslides and a tsunami that... Read More