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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
The Healthy Homes Initiative (HHI) is making a tangible contribution to better health outcomes in Aotearoa
Oct 5, 2022
It has been a big couple of weeks for Habitat Northern’ s Healthy Homes Programme. We are excited to be a significant contributor to Te Whatu Ora –... Read More
Take the Buy Nothing New challenge with Habitat Northern ReStores
Oct 4, 2022
Buy Nothing New this October, with the exception of essentials (food, drink, medications, hygiene products) you can borrow, barter, swap or buy... Read More
World Habitat Day 2022: triple ‘C’ crises threatening access to decent shelter
Oct 3, 2022
Today is World Habitat Day 2022 – Mind the Gap. Leave No One and No Place Behind.   Housing inequalities and families living in substandard... Read More
Community connection – together we can do more
Sep 7, 2022
Building on and increasing our impact requires working with others to improve homes at scale. One such community partner is Kootuitui ki Papakura,... Read More
HealthyHomes, Northland, Housing Help
It’s about being there, helping out and staying true to our word
Sep 7, 2022
Kia ora, I am the Tō Kainga Whare Manager for Tai Tokerau. I have been with Habitat now for two years, starting out as a coordinator. When I... Read More
HomeOwnership, Northland, Home
Home is the key to a stable future for Dargaville family
Sep 7, 2022
For Dargaville mother of three Melanie, the security that homeownership can bring was something she thought was beyond her reach. Melanie describes... Read More
TIST Partnership: Rebuilding after disaster with local communities
Sep 6, 2022
Over the past two months, Habitat for Humanity’s disaster response programme in Tonga has been gaining momentum as we get building supplies... Read More
Mark and his sons are on their journey to home ownership through Habitat for Humanity Northern's Progressive Home Ownership Porgramme that operates as a rent-to-buy model.
Home ownership one step closer for 31 families thanks to Habitat
Aug 31, 2022
Thirty one Kiwi families in housing need are one step closer to home ownership as part of Habitat for Humanity New Zealand’s rent-to-buy programme.... Read More
Ukraine refugees, family, smiling family, tenants
Six Months of Conflict: 10,000+ Ukrainian refugees supported with shelter since the war began
Aug 25, 2022
This week, the 24th of August marks six months since the start of the war in Ukraine. When the war began, refugees were soon crossing the borders en... Read More