On 4th of December 2024, a gathering was held to officially open and celebrate the six new units built at Glenbervie, Whangarei by the Whangarei Accessible Housing Trust (WAHT). The event was very well attended with representatives from the Whangarei Accessible Housing Trust, Classic Builders, Assure Rentals (Property Managers), the NZ Herald, Whangarei Mayor Vince Cocurullo, Reverends Joseph Makene, Anne Kake and Philip Kake and Councillor Carol Peters along with many other members of the community. A selection of photos from the event are further down in this post.
One of the new tenants, Newaye Tesfaye, also attended and he is featured in an excellent article about the units including photos written by Denise Piper from the NZ Herald titled “Whangarei trust’s new accessible homes open doors for people with disabilities” – please go ahead and read the article by clicking on the link below:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/whangarei-trusts-new-accessible-homes-open-doors-for-people-with-disabilities/3ALL2YAR2VBYNH5PHXZVCTC5OE/#google_vignette
Photos of the new units can be seen under the Recent Builds tab on this website. WAHT is delighted that this opens six more homes for people with disabilities to lead independent lives 🙂
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- Whangarei Mayor Vince Cocurullo
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- Classic Builders Regional Manager Scott Coutts and Regional Building Support Coordinator Karina Heta
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- Standing at the entrance to the garage are Reverends Joseph Makene (far left in photo) , Anne Kake and Philip Kake (far right in photo).
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- Rev Joseph Makene and Rev Anne Kake
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- Whangarei Accessible Housing Trust Chairperson Susanne Scanlen
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- Whangarei Accessible Housing Trust Trustee Vanassa McGoldrick
Representatives from the Whangarei Accessible Housing Trust (from left): Susanne Scanlen, Elinor Niha and Vanassa McGoldrick
