Habitat home repair gets a $1M boost
Habitat for Humanity’s essential home repair work for low and moderate income families has received an unprecedented $1M boost from Bank of New Zealand (BNZ). Habitat for Humanity Auckland General Manager Conrad LaPointe said the charity had been looking at ways to...
Building strength and stability through home repair program in Gisborne
John Coleman (Ngati Porou, Whakatohea), Sandra Coleman (Ngati Maniapoto) Critical home repairs for one Tokomaru Bay kaumatua gave him much needed independence with self care, and helped to improve the overall warmth, ventilation, safety and accessibility in the whanau...
Ground broken on Habitat project in Ngāruawāhia
Habitat for Humanity Central North Island has broken ground on the ‘Hands on for Habitat’ project in Ngāruawāhia, which aims to raise funds for Habitat’s home repair programme. The project involves the build of a new high-quality home in the River Terraces development...
From overcrowded to warm and roomy
Future homeowners Jesse and Sherradon Kennedy were looking forward to the warmth, space and convenience of a newly-dedicated Habitat for Humanity Central North Island home in Ngaruawahia. The Kennedy whanau – Jesse (Ngapuhi), Sherradon (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Toa) and...
How have times changed?
We spoke to Pamela Mather, a longstanding Habitat volunteer, she started volunteering at the Hamilton ReStore over 15 years ago.
How did she end up volunteering at the ReStore? Well, it all sparked from her deciding that “Habitat is a worthwhile organisation to support – I didn’t know too much about Habitat at the time compared to now, but I quickly learnt.”