Evelyn's JourneyEvelyn’s* whare/home is everyone’s whare. It has always been like that. Evelyn’s whānau/family have owned it for 50 years and it has always had an open door policy. “My mum and dad, they always had their doors open for anyone and everyone, I remember my dad use to pick up hitchhikers from different countries and bring them over...
HHI in Action
These stories are a beautiful depiction of a whānau journey. For most journeys, we have been intentional in maintaining the fundamental aspects of whānau daily experiences and struggles. We want to provide you with the opportunity for a genuine look inside the whare of some incredible New Zealanders.
These whānau journeys have been collected, with permission, from different HHI providers across the motu. Due to this, each journey has been uniquely written by different kaimahi, and goes into varying amounts of detail about the whānau themselves and the way we journey alongside them. Please enjoy meandering through our collection of experiences that we have been privileged to be a part of.
The intention of this space is to continue to add to the collection of whānau journeys to provide a well-rounded look into the housing situation in Aotearoa, and the different ways the HHI service alleviates some stresses that this situation causes. All names and locations have been changed or removed for anonymity.
Annie's JourneyAnnie* and her whānau/family have lived in their private rental for four years. Their whare/home is managed by a property manager who is known to have a poor relationship with tenants in our rohe. When I arrived, the whare was warm and being ventilated. The warmth of the whare was costing them more than they could affo...
HHI in Action - e-Pānui 2024
This collection of e-pānui shines a light on the collective impact of the Healthy Homes Initiative's providers on communities and whānau across Aotearoa.
Introduction
Awareness
Connections
HHI Evaluation
The Healthy Homes Initiative (HHI) Outcomes Evaluations have been carried out to determine whether, and to what extent, the Healthy Homes Initiative has improved health and social outcomes for participating families, and if it offers value for money. It was completed by Nevil Pierse and his team at the University of Otago, and was funded by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ), Accident Compensation (ACC), and Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities (Kāinga Ora).
5 Year Outcomes Evaluation -
Nov 2024
3 Year Outcomes Evaluation - 2022
Initial Analysis of Health Outcomes - 2019
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