He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust

Moerewa, Northland

He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust is based in Moerewa in the Far North. The Trust formed in the early 1980s as a response to growing unemployment in the area, and has a strong commitment to community development. The Trust carries out housing insulation and heating retrofits as part of the Healthy Homes Tai Tokerau joint venture partnership with CBEC (below). They also deliver a range of other initiatives such as alternative education programmes and running the local cafe.

Community Business and Environment Centre (CBEC)

Kaitaia, Northland

CBEC is a community enterprise based in Kaitaia in the Far North. They run a range of businesses and environmental programmes; such as community recycling, a plant nursery and conservation corps to help build sustainable local economies . CBEC was formed in 1989 in response to the impacts of New Zealand’s mid 1980s economic reforms. With He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust CBEC installs insulation and heating as part of the Healthy Homes Tai Tokerau joint venture.

Eco Matters Environment Trust

Waitakere, Auckland

Eco Matters Environment Trust is a Charitable Trust based in West Auckland. Their mission is household and community sustainability. EcoMatters services the Auckland region and has a proven track record in energy efficiency, water conservation, waste minimisation, bio-diversity restoration and environmental education. Eco Matters offer energy and sustainability advice through their Do Ya Bit advice line.

Huntly Energy Efficiency Trust

Huntly, Waikato

HEET is a charitable trust formed in 2001 to deliver the benefits of household energy efficiency to the greater Waikato, King Country and Hauraki areas. HEET runs healthy home programmes in partnership with EECA and other local funders and runs the Huntly Curtain Bank.

WISE Better Homes

Waitara, Taranaki

Waitara Initiatives Supporting Employment Trust (WISE) is a not-for-profit community based service, which has created employment initiatives in Taranaki  since 1999. WISE deliver site maintenance services to companies in the oil and gas industry and under their trading arm Better Homes deliver retrofitted insulation to houses in Taranaki under the government’s Warm Up New Zealand programme. Betters homes work in Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu and Horowhenua.

Energy Options

Whakatane, Bay of Plenty

Energy Options is based in the Eastern Bay of Plenty and operates throughout the Bay of Plenty, Central North Island, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and Marlborough.Energy Options vision is for every New Zealand home to embrace energy efficiency and to engage in energy self sufficiency. They do this by advocating, installing and promoting energy related solutions that enhance community well-being, home health and energy efficiency.

Sustainability Trust

Wellington

Sustainability Trust was established in 2003 and launched the Wellington Region Environment Centre as its first programme. The Trust works with households and communities providing practical services, advice and outreach over a variety of focus areas including waste, water, energy, biodiversity, gardening and transport. Sustainability Trust has been an EnergyWise provider (for subsidised insulation and heating) since 2004, and runs the Sustainability Trust Advice Centre.

Community Energy Action

Christchurch, Canterbury

Community Energy Action is a Charitable Trust established in 1994, working throughout Canterbury north of the Rakaia River. Their main objective is to achieve warm and healthy homes for all, regardless of income and their core activity is the installation of insulation. Community Energy Action delivers programmes targeting the vulnerable elderly and very young. They also provide free home energy education to community groups, a curtain bank service, sell energy efficiency products and act as an advocate on fuel poverty. Community Energy Action hosts the Canterbury Home Energy Advice Centre.

Awarua Synergy

Invercargill, Southland

Awarua Synergy was formed out of the Bluff Healthy Homes project run by Awarua Research & Development a subsidiary of Te Runaka o Awarua Charitable Trust. The Bluff Healthy Homes project was founded in response to the need for healthier, warmer, more energy efficient homes in the Deep South. Awarua Synergy partners with the Southland Warm Homes Trust and others to deliver subsidised energy efficient solutions to Southland Homes.