Northlanders wanting to buy their first home but struggling to save a deposit are being offered a helping hand through Habitat for Humanity. The charity was providing the largest number of affordable houses to be built in Whangārei, with 24 homes under way in Tikipunga and Kensington, northern region chief executive Conrad LaPointe said. It Read more
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Habitat for Humanity homes being built in Whangārei for families struggling to get on property ladder
Monday, July 15th, 2024Social housing to replace church hall
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
Social housing will fill the space currently used by an Anglican Church hall, says Anglican Parish of Dunedin North vicar the Rev Michael Wallace. The hall will be demolished to help meet the rising demand for accommodation in Dunedin. Wallace said he was in talks with Habitat for Humanity to build housing for those in Read more
Caritas and Habitat helping Tongans rebuild after Cyclone Gita
Thursday, April 26th, 2018
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is working with communities affected by Cyclone Gita to provide training and repair kits in a joint programme with Habitat for Humanity. The programme will ensure that communities have the skills necessary to rebuild, said Amelia Ma’afu the acting director of Caritas Tonga. The Support to Self-Recovery programme provides timber, tools, equipment Read more
Catholics help Habitat for Humanity to distribute shelter kits
Friday, May 27th, 2016
Habit for Humanity has been assisted by the Catholic diocese of Suva and the Adventist relief agency to distribute emergency shelter-kits. Habitat for Humanity Fiji has provided more than 1000 families with emergency shelter-kits in the Northern Division. The non-profit organisation served 500 families in the Province of Bua last month reaching out to Wainunu, Read more