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Movie Night

The Barn’s all set up and ready for our community to come, watch ‘Surfs Up’, eat, drink and be together.

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Thank You Tim Read

We’ve been blessed to have Tim Read - Masterchef NZ visit us at Duke House today. Tim prepared and shared a meal, along with his moving and uplifting life’s story.

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Hope Boxes Give Hope

A special thank you to Graeme from Whangaparaoa Rotary and Ian from Hibiscus Men’s Shed Trust for the last delivery of Hope Boxes.

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Thank You Nomads Golf Club

We’d like to give a massive shout-out to Nomads Golf Club Auckland for their incredible generosity, once again, in providing YIT with a vehicle to keep us moving.

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Amazing Talent

Look at this amazing artwork, gifted by one of our therapists and made by Head-Freckle Craft. Fantastic skills, they look fabulous.

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Healing With Horses

What a wonderful time we had with Rosemary Wyndham-Jones at Dune Lakes Retreat & Horse Inspired Learning Centre.

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Thanks G.J.Gardner

We’re very lucky to have the support of Ryan and Samantha at G.J.Gardner Homes, who’ve driven three projects at Duke House.

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Yummy Treats

We’re super lucky to have received such yummy treats from Good Bitches Baking. These delights will be shared across both YIT locations.

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Bye Hannah, Leo & Kiera 😭

We sadly say goodbye to Hannah and Leo, who’ve been part of the YIT team for 8 years. And also farewell to Kiera, who was a valued team member for 18 months.

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Te Rito Rodney & EaseUp

It was fantastic to welcome Te Rito Rodney and EaseUp to Duke House to connect with so many impactful groups.

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Filming’s Underway

Coming Soon .....

Thank you Incognito Marketing and Design for being awesome, we’re so very grateful for your help to tell our story so far.

Watch this space guys!

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Thank You Windowmakers

Thank you Windowmakers for the pool table you so kindly gave to us and thank you for being an ongoing supporter of ours. We are very lucky to have you.

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Teamwork makes the dream work

It was a beautiful morning for the Duke House Help Team doing their Saturday March meetup. After a 7am breakfast our amazing team set about jobs around the retreat.

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Thanks Genesis Youth Trust

We were delighted to have our friends from Genesis Youth Trust over for a visit to Duke House and share some important mahi.

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Animal Therapy

Our new sheep friends are now very much part of the Duke House family. After a few weeks settling in, we’re happy to report they’re helping provide therapy for our young people and eagerly come to the fence for a chat

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Thanks to the team at Youth in Transition I am learning to heal and have gone from someone who was barely alive to someone who has hopes and dreams to one day have a career of my own that I can be proud of.