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Habitat for Humanity and Waikato Diocesan School join forces to ensure whānau have a decent place to live
Dec 8, 2022
Habitat for Humanity Central Region has enlisted the help of Waikato Diocesan School for Girls’ Year 10 students, who are this week rolling up their... Read More
Habitat Home Woman Curtain Warmth
Meet Matekino, victim support worker and mum of three
Dec 6, 2022
During stints in family and emergency housing, Matekino’s boys kept getting sick with Bronchitis and respiratory illness. “I was taking them to the... Read More
Habitat and Waikato Tainui support house-proud homeowner
Nov 29, 2022
Adrianna, of Waikato Tainui, is really proud of her Whatawhata home. The house was previously owned by her parents and holds many whānau memories.... Read More
Another step closer to home ownership
Nov 21, 2022
Nang Phong remembers feeling excited and happy when she found out her family had been selected for Habitat for Humanity’s Progressive Home Ownership... Read More
Forestry company OneFortyOne provides timber to Habitat for Humanity Nelson
Nov 9, 2022
Habitat for Humanity Nelson and forestry company OneFortyOne have announced a new sponsorship this week that will enable Habitat Nelson to continue... Read More
Tonga, Home, TIST, education, BBS, rebuild, disaster response
Tongan carpentry students receive vocational training from Home as the Tonga rebuild continues
Nov 9, 2022
Earlier this year, the devastating underwater eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano and subsequent tsunami left many local Tongan families... Read More
Group of volunteers smiling at home repair volunteer day
Baycorp provides a hand up to Clover Park family of ten
Nov 3, 2022
In late October the team from Baycorp and Habitat came together in lending a hand to a hard working Clover Park family. This family of ten, had been... Read More
PHO dedication, Habitat Christchurch,
The home ownership dream is now a reality for two Christchurch families
Oct 20, 2022
The dream of home ownership is now a reality for two Christchurch families. On Saturday 15th October, a ceremony took place to celebrate the... Read More
Christchurch completes two Progressives Home Ownership (PHO) homes
Oct 18, 2022
Two Christchurch families in housing need will soon move into homes they will one day own today as part of Habitat for Humanity New Zealand’s... Read More
Volunteer, Habitat, Home
Weymouth home gets a makeover with Jacobsen and Habitat Northern
Oct 18, 2022
This October a team from Jacobsen and Habitat Northern came together to paint the interior of Amanda’s family Weymouth home. Amanda first came to us... Read More
A place to take shelter when disaster strikes: new evacuation centres officially opened in Samoa with Negotiated Partnerships.
Oct 13, 2022
Three new evacuation centres have now been opened and officially dedicated to the community in Samoa, an impactful outcome of the Negotiated... Read More
Volunteer, Habitat
A warm, dry and healthy home for years to come
Oct 6, 2022
Icon New Zealand and Habitat Northern came together this September making essential repairs to Richard’s whare. Richard has been living in his... Read More