Warkworth pilots special needs housing scheme

Back, from left, Mireille Vreeburg, Tona Pistorius and Ursula Christel. Front, Harikoa chair Herman Potgieter (left) and Adam O’Gram, from the Laura Ferguson Trust. Warkworth will be the pilot community for an inclusive living initiative that addresses one of the deepest fears facing families of people with disability: “What happens when we are no longer around?” The pilot scheme aims to establish 10 community-owned homes in Warkworth neighbourhoods and work towards 30 or 40 homes. If successful, it will provide a blueprint for other towns throughout New Zealand. The initiative is led by the H...