That bedding is beautiful!
March 19, 2025
The referral for this whānau was recieved from their GP practice. The whānau consits of Mum, Dad and 3 children; a 4 year old girl, 3 year old boy, and 10mth old baby (with a genetic condition and significant health issues).The whānau were living in a whānau owned proper...
Working Together
February 12, 2025
This referral came from Tuai Kopu, the hospitals maternity support service, for a Mama who was pregnant with her 7th child, due in September.The whānau is Mum, Dad, their 6 children (aged 15-2yrs) and a niece (12). The whānau have been living in their home for a long...
Warm and dry this winter
January 22, 2025
This whānau self referred into the Child Healthy Housing Program after hearing about the service from another Māmā at kindy.The whānau had recently purchased their own home, and wanted support making it warm and dry for their 5 children and new baby on the way.The home h...
Firewood makes a difference!
November 27, 2024
A whanau I am working with only had a small pie warmer balancing on a broken small table in their living area as heating. The house is sparsely furnished. They had been turning the main oven on to try and stay warm but their power bill was too big. The whare was freezing, an...
Ahi Mahana - the Wairoa Curtain Bank
September 12, 2024
Wharariki Trust is proud to have been a part of the collaboration between Te Whatu Ora—Child Healthy Homes programme, Health NZ, Genesis Energy, and ECCT in establishing a curtain bank for the Wairoa community.The Child Healthy Housing supported the purchase of an industri...
MANZIS BUILD take out Community Award
December 20, 2022
A massive shout-out to the team at Manzis Build on their success at the PanPac Business Awards for taking out the Community Contribution Award for 2022. These guys are instrumental in helping us to support those in our community whose properties need urgent repairs, and they...
Keeping Our Tamariki Warm
July 14, 2022
Having a warm dry home is important for keeping whānau and particularly our vulnerable tamariki well and able to fight illness.
The Wharariki Trust were able to source funds through the COVID-19 funding to purchase Tumu Timbers firewood to assist whānau to stay resilient a...
Critical Repairs To Homes
July 13, 2022
Having a warm, dry and secure house has a huge impact on our wellbeing. Too many of our tamariki are hospitalised during the winter with respiratory admissions.
Over the years, the Wharariki Trust has been an advocate for secure and healthy housing.
We know from evidence tha...
Teen Parents
July 13, 2022
At the end of 2016 we asked Teen Parents what would help them to be good parents.
They told us.. They want to live in an environment that is safe and teaches them to live independently. They also told us they want influence services to take a holistic approach when supportin...
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