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How healthy is your whare?
Raahui Pookeka Community Centres Trust is offering free healthy home assessments to whaanau in Raahui Pookeka.
We will come to your home, and give practical advice on where changes can be made and also what other services may be able to offer assistance.
Learn below about services that may help you gain a healthy home.
Healthy Home
Assessment
Fill in the form below and we will be in touch to organise an assessment of your home. Assessments are open to any resident of Raahui Pookeka Huntly, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Making small changes
can make a big difference.
Making small changes
can make a big difference.
Keeping your home warm makes a huge difference to your whanau’s health. Aim for at least 18°C inside, or 20°C if you’ve got pepi, young tamariki, or kaumatua at home. When a house is cold and damp, people get sick more easily, and it can take longer to recover from things like the flu or RSV.
Moisture is another big one. If you can, dry your clothes outside, or use a vented dryer so all that damp air doesn’t end up back in your home. And don’t forget about blast ventilation — opening all your windows and doors for about 15 minutes. It sounds counter‑intuitive, but it quickly replaces the air without losing too much heat because the surfaces inside your home stay warm.
Insulation is really the foundation of a warm, dry home. Good insulation keeps the heat in and helps keep your power bills down. When insulation is missing or not up to scratch, it becomes much harder to keep your home warm and free from dampness, no matter how hard you try.
What We Do
The Raahui Pookeka Curtain Bank up-cycles unwanted and unused curtains, lines them, and distributes them to whanau that need curtains.
We can also do an assessment of your curtains to see if they could do with an upgrade and also check the placement of your curtain rails.
We appreciate your donations of second-hand curtains or fabric rolls or large offcuts of fabric as well as lining in good condition. We can only take curtains which:
- Are absolutely free of mould
- Are not faded or ripped
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Curtains for recycling can be dropped off at Friendship House 55 William Street Huntly or Te Whare Awhi 14 Fraser Street.
Why Curtains Are Important
Good quality, lined curtains that fit your windows generously (but not necessarily floor length) are an essential part of a warmer, more energy-efficient home.
Curtains make a significant difference to the warmth of a home. A third of all heat loss in an uninsulated home occurs through windows.
If your curtains are thin, single-layered, torn, or poorly fitting, they will not keep the heat in as well and are recommended to be replaced or upgraded (lined). Good quality, lined curtains are also recommended for double-glazed windows.
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Contact Raahui Pookeka Healthy Homes
Fraser Street Huntly 3700, New Zealand
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community.
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Working together with the people of our community and building capability and capacity.
Raahui Pookeka Community Centres Trust operates centres that offer a variety of workshops and services throughout the community of Raahui Pookeka Huntly.
