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Cyclone Gita Fundraiser Auction Items

by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Jun 7, 2018 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand

Here are some of the items that will be up for auction at our Cyclone Gita Rebuild Fundraiser on 7th July. You can bid in person, or if you would like to bid, but can’t be there in person send us an email with your highest bid and one of our Habitat team...

Habitat for Humanity’s Submission to the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill

by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | May 31, 2018 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand

Submission to Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Bill Habitat for Humanity New Zealand and Affiliated Companies 23rd May 2018 Habitat for Humanity New Zealand (Habitat) and its 11 affiliated regional companies, welcome the Amendment to the...

It’s more than just a house

by Habitat for Humanity Central North Island | May 28, 2018 | Central North Island

Gisborne woman Pimia Hewett says that reaching the five-year mark in her whanau’s assisted home ownership journey has come with overwhelming feelings of “perseverance and love”.

Hear about a Habitat family in Nepal

by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | May 23, 2018 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand

Meet Chandra Kumari Dahuwar, a survivor of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes, and a Habitat homeowner in Nepal. Many families in Nepal are still recovering from the 2015 earthquakes, which partially damaged or destroyed more than one million homes. You can help families in...

Habitat for Humanity launches campaign for large scale rebuild in Tonga

by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Apr 27, 2018 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand

Habitat for Humanity New Zealand launched a campaign to assist long term recovery efforts in Samoa and Tonga following Cyclone Gita at an event at the housing charity’s South Auckland premises on Sunday April 22nd. In the last few months, Habitat for Humanity has...

Russian couple Sergey and Valerie have started life afresh in New Zealand by volunteering at the Rotorua ReStore

by Habitat for Humanity Central North Island | Apr 16, 2018 | Central North Island

A former news presenter and journalist have started a new life in New Zealand, volunteering for Habitat for Humanity ReStore Rotorua.

My 10th Global Village build

by Jane Mead, Global Village Coordinator | Apr 12, 2018 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand

I have just returned from my 10th GV build. It was an amazing, exciting feeling going away again even though I have been to Fiji five times. I know the staff at Habitat Fiji well, but meeting a new homeowner, working in a new area and with a completely different team,...

A home that is free from crowding – a right for all people (#3 Six Dimensions of Housing Adequacy)

by Habitat for Humanity Central North Island | Apr 11, 2018 | Central North Island

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms access to adequate housing as a vital part of human rights. The Six Dimensions of Housing Adequacy is used by Statistics New Zealand, and Habitat for Humanity CNI to describe and identify what we mean by a “decent”...

Lower Hutt ReStore Officially Open

by Habitat for Humanity Central North Island | Mar 16, 2018 | Central North Island

Habitat for Humantiy CNI are proud to officially open a new ReStore, the first of its kind in Lower Hutt. A VIP opening ceremony was held yesterday at the Store, where Habitat CNI Chairman John Gallagher cut the official ribbon. National MP for Hutt South Chris...

The social yield on property – do well, but do good

by Nic Greene Habitat for Humanity (Central North Island) | Mar 2, 2018 | Central North Island

By Nic Greene, general manager, Habitat for Humanity (Central North Island). Originally published in Waikato Times. Headlines this week revealed that central Government has made a push for 40 per cent of homes in Hamilton’s special housing areas to be eligible for...