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Community partners to build home for needy Auckland family

Thursday, 23 October 2014, 1:47 pm | Habitat for Humanity

Housing charity Habitat for Humanity Auckland, Takapuna Grammar School, and the Rotary Club of Devonport are partnering to build a home for an Auckland family in housing need. More >>

Children can build their idea of ‘decent homes’ for Habitat

Monday, 29 September 2014, 1:57 pm | Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity Invercargill is holding its second annual Build Challenge, on Tuesday 7 October. More >>

Children build “decent homes” to raise awareness

Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 2:11 pm | Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity kicks off its third annual national children’s event, the Build Challenge, on 27 September. More >>

GHD helps Habitat for Humanity build two new homes

Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 5:02 pm | Habitat for Humanity

Two hardworking families from West Auckland will see their dream of home ownership become a reality thanks to a collaboration between Habitat for Humanity Auckland and GHD, an international engineering, architecture, environmental, and construction ... More >>

Kids build houses and gain understanding of housing issues

Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 3:35 pm | Habitat for Humanity

During the school holidays, children throughout New Zealand will get the chance to build houses out of LEGO® while learning about what communities can do to tackle New Zealand’s substandard housing issues. More >>

Adventurous women rally to Spicebuild in East Nepal

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 5:20 pm | Habitat for Humanity

Aucklanders Laura Burley and Christine Williams are heading to East Nepal in September to lead an all women house building project - and they are looking for other keen volunteers to join them More >>

Habitat For Humanity Nears Target’s End

Friday, 22 February 2013, 3:32 pm | Habitat for Humanity

Two years after the devastation of the Christchurch earthquake, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand is nearing the end of an ambitious target to renew hope for Christchurch families. More >>

Habitat for Humanity has new Chairman

Monday, 3 September 2012, 2:47 pm | Habitat for Humanity

The National Board of Habitat for Humanity New Zealand has appointed Craig McFarlane as new Chairman. More >>

Habitat Patron to muck in for Christchurch

Thursday, 22 March 2012, 1:07 pm | Habitat for Humanity

Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, GNZM, QSO, the Governor-General of New Zealand, is planning to experience first-hand Habitat for Humanity New Zealand’s Rebuild Christchurch work in his new role as Patron of the housing charity and he doesn’t ... More >>

Hawke’s Bay prisoners progress house build for local family

Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 3:11 pm | Habitat for Humanity

Since 8 August, a team of six Hawke’s Bay prisoners have been ‘doing time’ constructing a four bedroom Habitat for Humanity house for the local Hungahunga-Repia family. More >>

Habitat UCOL Home for Mathilde

Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 11:28 am | Habitat for Humanity

When Congolese refugee Mathilde MBani and three of her four children arrived in Palmerston North in January 2006, she didn’t dream that one day she would have the opportunity to own her own home. More >>

Habitat launches Shelter site for quake-ravaged Cantabrians

Friday, 25 February 2011, 1:39 pm | Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity New Zealand is seeking urgent assistance from kind-hearted Kiwis who have room to spare for people displaced by Tuesday’s 6.3 magnitude earthquake. Last night the housing charity launched a new website, www.shelter.org.nz , that ... More >>

Habitat for Humanity Receives Samoan Honour

Thursday, 8 July 2010, 11:21 am | Habitat for Humanity

A special Samoan ava and saofai’ ceremony, normally reserved for the likes of prime ministers and heads of state, was an unexpected and moving part of recent farewell celebrations for Habitat for Humanity New Zealand and the charity’s rebuilding ... More >>

Samoa Celebration Event Post Tsunami

Monday, 3 May 2010, 11:37 pm | Habitat for Humanity

New Zealanders and Samoans will gather together later this week to celebrate their achievements in the rebuilding of Samoa, seven months after October 2009’s devastating tsunami. More >>

New Zealanders Offered Life-Changing Week

Tuesday, 6 April 2010, 11:48 am | Habitat for Humanity

Adventurous New Zealanders are being offered a life-changing week, helping families in need to build homes beneath Mongolia's wide-open, blue, summer skies. More >>

Trades volunteers needed to rebuild in Fiji

Friday, 19 March 2010, 9:47 am | Habitat for Humanity

Habitat is calling for expressions of interest from qualified builders as the organisation responds to the devastation caused by category 4 Cyclone Tomas in Fiji last Friday. More >>

Habitat For Humanity New Zealand

Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 5:15 pm | Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity New Zealand is poised to help the Cook Islands recover from the devastating onslaught of Cyclone Pat. More >>

New Zealanders Urged to Contribute to $140 Million

Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 11:20 am | Habitat for Humanity

New Zealanders are being urged to contribute to a global effort, aimed at raising NZ$140 million to help Haiti rebuild after last month’s massive earthquake. More >>

New Zealanders Asked To Help Haiti Reconstruction

Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 9:25 am | Habitat for Humanity

In addition to contributing to emergency relief on Haiti, New Zealanders can help the earthquake-ravaged country’s long-term efforts to rebuild. More >>

NZers Asked to Help Haiti’s Reconstruction

Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 5:06 pm | Habitat for Humanity

In addition to contributing to emergency relief on Haiti, New Zealanders can help the earthquake-ravaged country’s long-term efforts to rebuild. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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