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Waikato team seeking local volunteers to build in Cambodia
Mar 24, 2016
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
High school students build fourth home for families in housing need
Mar 9, 2016

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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Habitat-built home a solid refuge in Cyclone Winston
Feb 25, 2016
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
Local Habitat for Humanity charity stores raising funds to help Fiji
Feb 24, 2016
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
Emergency shelter vital to help families in Fiji
Feb 24, 2016
As the official count of destroyed or damaged homes and schools rises in Fiji following tropical Cyclone Winston, Habitat for Humanity is mobilised... Read More
Habitat for Humanity responding now to Cyclone Winston, in Fiji
Feb 21, 2016
20 February 2015 For immediate release Habitat for Humanity’s work weather-strengthening homes in Fiji is being tested this weekend as Cyclone... Read More
Habitat for Humanity helps home Invercargill family
Jan 14, 2016
When Javarn Eastley sat down to celebrate his seventh birthday this year, there was one present that couldn’t be wrapped. A new home. Javarn... Read More
Habitat for Humanity New Zealand media contact details
Oct 9, 2015
Please direct media enquiries to Claire Szabo, 021 161 2969. Read More
Habitat for Humanity Central North Island celebrates 20 years
Oct 7, 2015
Media release 7 October 2015 For immediate release   Habitat for Humanity Central North Island celebrates 20 years Habitat for Humanity Central... Read More
A Brush with Kindness for the Godwin Family
Sep 22, 2015
The Godwins had one cramped bathroom for six children and four adults and mum was seriously ill. The bathroom was in dire need of some repair work... Read More
Volunteer build project manager wanted – Samoa
Jul 29, 2015
Habitat For Humanity NZ in partnership with ADRA Samoa have a joint partnership in Upolu Samoa to provide a number of housing outcomes. Housings... Read More
Helping build in Nepal – a volunteer’s story
Jul 8, 2015
Warren Jack traveled to Nepal to take part in the Habitat build in 2014. Here’s what he said about his experience. “I was most moved by the family I... Read More