This week we proudly celebrate and honour the incredible young people in our communities and recognise the courage, creativity, resilience, and hope they carry every single day.

What a day! Massive thanks to everyone who showed up, pitched in, donated gear, and helped make some big improvements around Duke House.

Thanks to the support of some truly incredible local humans, our charity is not moving. We’ll be staying right here in Manly

A simple change at night can make a big difference. We’re incredibly grateful to BlockBlueLight NZ for donating blue-blocking glasses for the youth in our JBA programme who need them the most.

An incredibly special addition to Duke House … it’s more than just a bench and a garden - it’s a place for reflection, calm, and connection.

More Than a Garden - A Place to Breathe. We recently opened the new sensory garden at Duke House - and it was such a special moment.

Behind every swing, every shared laugh, and every conversation on the course, there is real impact.

A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers who came together for our first working bee in 2026. We are so grateful for your loyal support!

Our flock of sheep at Duke House have recently been shorn, thanks to Crazy About Ewe, and mustered.

Thanks to the ECB Property Maintenance team and the incredible volunteers who gave up their Sunday to help our sensory garden move forward..

Recently, we had the privilege of welcoming Chubb NZ to our Duke House retreat as their community volunteer day.

Thank you to every single person who has given their time, energy, and heart this year to Duke House, not only to Saturday mornings but at other times too!

Kelly Young generously gave up her time to share with us about her mental health journey and recently completed 24 Hour Blue Lake Challenge.

We were delighted to be invited to speak with the beautiful “Love Life” ladies at their Christmas lunch, who also donated Christmas Mugs to our clients.

Our beautiful Christmas Tree at Duke House is surrounded by so many thoughtful gifts for our young people.

We’re excited to announce our new Jiu-Jitsu wellbeing class, Yrua, open to everyone aged 11–24 in our community!

At November’s Working Bee we welcomed new volunteers and focused our efforts on nurturing the sensory garden.

Our Cooking Group came together recently to turn the fresh harvest from our gardening sessions into a shared meal.

We were delighted to be invited to the unveiling of the Orewa Chatterbox Seat for our community to come together and share real, meaningful conversation.

The days are getting longer, the air is fresher, and everything is blooming including our beloved fig tree.