Healthy Homes Programme

As part of our charitable services focused on our vision of, a world where everyone has a decent place to live, Habitat Northern provides healthy homes services, across Tai Tokerau and Tamaki Makaurau (including Waiheke and Aotea Great Barrier Islands).

These services directly address acute and preventable health issues that can be attributed to a cold, damp living environment.

Habitat works collaboratively with a range of partners including Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand HHI providers and alongside whānau to improve their health and housing, as well as reducing energy hardship.

This service includes an initial home assessment, and a range of minor repairs and interventions that support a warmer and drier home, including a full curtain installation service. We also provide in-home advice on behaviour changes to make homes healthier and more cost effective to run, and a printed booklet with tips, advice and video links. 

Works and interventions undertaken directly address individual need, and could include an energy efficient heater, blankets, hot water bottles, scoopy to remove condensation in the home, hygrometer to measure temperature and humidity, door snake (draught stopper), shower timers, and other energy efficient items like light bulbs, hot water cylinder wraps/pipe lagging and low flow shower heads. 
During winter we also provide winter warmer packs which are distributed through a range of community and iwi partners. 

If you are interested in receiving this service for you or your client group, please contact us today. 

We would not be able to provide this service free to whānau, without support from a range of funders including Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Foundation North, Genesis, Auckland Local Boards, Middlemore Foundation, MBIE Energy Hardship, Noho Āhuru, National Hauora Coalition, Mahitahi Hauora and Auckland Council.