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 because every action big or small makes a difference to the young people we work with.

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 felled trees from last week’s storm, and making great progress on our beautiful sensory garden.

A group of our young people joined us at Duke House for a wholesome, hands-on experience making their own pizzas, from scratch! Rolling their base, loading up their toppings and cooking them over the fire.

Thanks Anna for a fantastic evening! We shared a meal, and Anna shared her powerful and deeply inspiring journey. From chasing her dream to be an Olympian, facing life-changing challenges, and rising again as a Paralympian Cyclist. Her strength and resilience led her to win New Zealand’s first medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

We had the privilege of welcoming Barry Taylor back for Day 2 of his Suicide Prevention Training. We were thrilled to be joined by our friends from Whangaparāoa College and Rob from SHOT BRO - Confessions Of A Depressed Bullet.

Tina was truly delighted to attend the Gulf Harbour Rebus meeting and receive these beautiful hand-knitted blankets. We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for this generous gift, which will bring comfort to the young people in our community.

This week we had a visit from Sian Stimson who dropped in some yummy Anzac slices. Baked by her son, Ben, as part of his fundraiser to raise funds for his school’s Grit Camp, thank you Ben, they’re absolutely delicious!

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.

Art Group at Duke House this week was something really special! Carly from Scent Collective joined us for a beautiful evening of candle-making and affirmation label printing with a group of young people and counsellors.

We had the pleasure of welcoming 40 members from the Orewa Garden Club out to Duke House! It was a fantastic afternoon sharing updates, enjoying lunch and then meandering around the gardens.

A sincere thank you to the Tree Solutions Tree Management Services Ltd team for their amazing work at Duke House today!

Thanks to Charlie and Rhiannon for sharing their knowledge about our incredible native wildlife and the impact of pests on their survival.

Today we hosted our March working bee and were honoured to welcome Rod Duke, his family, and his foundation team to Duke House.

We had the honor of hosting our brothers from Spark That Chat – an incredible group of young men who are touring the North Island to raise awareness about suicide prevention.