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E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga karangaranga maha,
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa

I would like to begin by acknowledging God, the Tainui whenua where we stand today, and Kingii Tuheitia. I acknowledge Te Puea Marae, and the dignitaries who have invited us here to discuss the important kaupapa of homelessness. I would particularly like to acknowledge Phil Twyford, Marama Fox, Marama Davidson and their colleagues. I also acknowledge our roopu who stand with me, who care passionately about creating a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

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A delegation led by Habitat for Humanity NZ CEO Claire Szabó and Director Selwyn Screen this morning presented a submission to the cross-party parliamentary inquiry on homelessness this morning. Below is included the Habitat for Humanity NZ written submission to the cross-party inquiry submitted earlier this month.

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Habitat for Humanity New Zealand has today met with Labour Leader Andrew Little to share ideas about housing in New Zealand. This follows a recent announcement that the charity is building 100 cyclone-resistant homes in the Pacific.

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Habitat for Humanity’s Lower North Island’s most recent A Brush with Kindness project is underway in Naenae, Lower Hutt. Homeowner Evelyn is... Read More

A Huntly couple who raised more than 70 children had been living without power and caring for their chronically ill nine-year-old girl, Etera, when... Read More

Edward and Sunnah Thompson. May 2016 Waitetuna man Edward Thompson is creating new memories with his son in the same century-old house he grew up... Read More

The New Zealand charity’s CEO Claire Szabo was in Nukuʻalofa to meet with Government of the Kingdom of Tonga Deputy Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni... Read More

Habitat for Humanity New Zealand 6 April 2016 For immediate release The head of shelter charity Habitat for Humanity was today urging for Kiwis to... Read More

A group of Waikato people will work together with a Cambodian family to help build a simple, decent home in August, led by local Habitat for... Read More

Thirteen students at Onehunga High School are building a home for a family in housing need, in partnership with housing charity Habitat for Humanity Auckland and The Rotary Club of Onehunga One Tree Hill in a project called Learning 2 Build.

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25 February 2016 One Fijian family was able to shelter others from their village in their Habitat for Humanity-built home during Cyclone Winston –... Read More

Thousands of families in Fiji are homeless after the destructive tropical cyclone Winston hit over the weekend – and emergency shelter is a critical... Read More