Evelyn's Story
July 25, 2023
This is a beautiful depiction of the complexity of a whānau we journey with. It hasn’t been condensed for the ease of your reading, because to condense this piece would mean to be removing a fundamental aspect of Evelyn’s daily experiences and struggles. We want to prov...
Mrs R's Story
September 25, 2024
Every time it rained, she knew she was in for a sleepless night. As the water fell on Mrs R’s damaged roof, she lay awake in fear, waiting for her ceiling to cave in. When morning came, she would begin emptying large buckets of water – sometimes up to four times a day.Th...
Aroha's Story
August 22, 2023
Aroha’s health has started to take a turn in the past few years as she has developed cancer, alongside suffering from arthritis and heart problems. As a kuia, Aroha knew she needed to take action to protect herself and ensure her health didn’t limit her life. Around the ...
Beth's Story
May 19, 2022
Meet Beth. Beth is a homeowner in Rotorua who just wants her place to be warm, dry, and safe for her and her 14-year-old daughter. They live in a certified transportable building, made up of three parts: a 1995 portacom for her lounge, kitchen, and bedroom, an add-on shed fo...
Trust Horizon & Bay Trust support 20 degrees activity in the Eastern Bay of Plenty
September 7, 2021
Trust Horizon has approved a $250,000 grant to facilitate a new programme, designed to empower Eastern Bay whānau to improve their health and wellbeing through energy education and home repairs. The Trust’s support has enabled the project to secure a further $200,000 from...
Unsafe home transformed thanks to community good
May 14, 2021
It's a house on the street unlike any other. One that has undergone the ultimate makeover inside and out.
But it's not the kind of home reno you'll see on TV, this one that had a lot more love, and community spirit put into it.
Hundreds of volunteer hours and donated resour...
Local funders and agencies have come together to tackle one of our region’s biggest problems; that our poor housing stock is having a serious impact on our health.
The programme, called 20 Degrees, aims to work with over 500 homes in the Bay over the next three years, with...
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