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.

Two of our wonderful community supporters, Lloyd and Dee, hosted a unique and entertaining fundraising event in support of YIT.

Please consider joining us at Golf Fore 2026. Every dollar raised, at Golf Fore Life, goes directly to our Journey Back to Awesome programme.

Thank you to all the team! We had a wonderful turnout at our rescheduled September working bee, with even more new volunteers joining us.

Our photography exhibition is now on display! These stunning images were captured by some of our young people.

Football, food, and friendly rivalry. We mixed things up with a football gaming night — some jumped in to play, while others cheered on from the sidelines.

We were thrilled and delighted to welcome a new member to our Therapy team, Holly Jones!

In our afternoon cooking group, we came together to make the most wonderful Cornish pasties 🥟 — from prepping the fillings to adding the finishing touches.

This week’s Art Group explored a more mindful approach.