A peaceful, frosty start to the day at Duke House. Mother Nature’s frosting makes everything sparkle.

We had a very special little visitor to our cooking and art groups. Meet Leia — rescued by one of our team after being abandoned on the side of the road.

Youth In Transition was delighted to recently attend a meeting with eMHIC, led by our long-time friend and respected global leader in digital mental health, Anil Thapliyal.

There’s quiet meaning in this picture … family and friends who wait for their loved ones, while in therapy sessions, at Duke House, often find comfort in taking small moments for themselves.

At Art Group this week the group created amazing mini wood cabins using sticks gathered earlier in the day from around Duke House.

Thank You Volunteers!

This week, we pause to celebrate and honour the incredible individuals who generously give their time, heart and energy to Youth In Transition.

Despite the soggy ground underfoot our June Working Bee went ahead as planned. A huge thanks to Central Landscape Supplies, Bunnings, Woolworths and our friends from Spark That Chat.

Our second Youth Week activity took us to Auckland Zoo, and what a wonderful morning it was for our group!

Our first event for Youth Week 2025! We’re thrilled to welcome back the team from Imagen8 - Nurturing A Love For Nature to Duke House for another inspiring photography course.

Our staff out at Duke House wearing their pink shirts to take a stand against bullying, to support kindness, inclusion and respect.

A heartfelt thank you to the incredible ASB Bank Merchant Sales Team - Wairua for spending your community day at Duke House and supporting Youth In Transition!

What a Morning! We kicked off May with a hugely productive working bee. Our loyal Duke House team were out in full force tackling everything with gusto.

A group of our young people joined us at Duke House for a wholesome, hands-on experience making their own pizzas, from scratch!

Thanks Anna for a fantastic evening! We shared a meal, and Anna shared her powerful and deeply inspiring journey.

We had the privilege of welcoming Barry Taylor back for Day 2 of his Suicide Prevention Training. We were thrilled to be joined by some friends from our community.

Tina was truly delighted to attend the Gulf Harbour Rebus meeting and receive these beautiful hand-knitted blankets.

We had a visit from Sian Stimson who dropped in some yummy Anzac slices, baked by her son, Ben!

We’re thrilled to have Leigh Patuawa from Soul Learning join us at Duke House. Leigh’s an extraordinary individual and educator.

A massive shoutout to our wonderful friends from Silverdale Church, along with a few of our own Youth In Transition friends, who came out on Sunday morning for a working bee!

We are so grateful to Jackie and Mike from Just Cabins New Zealand – Rodney for their incredible support in helping us create a beautiful new therapy space at Duke House.