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Free Home Energy Check
Is your home cold, damp, or costing too much to heat? We’re here to help make your home warmer, healthier, and more energy-efficient.
What’s Included
Free Home Assessment (worth up to $450)
Our certified Home Performance Advisors will visit your home and assess insulation, heating, moisture levels, ventilation, lighting, appliances, and more.
You’ll receive a personalised report with practical, cost-saving recommendations—including simple behaviour changes and maintenance tips.
Energy Mentor Support
We’ll help you find the best power deal for your household and assist with applying for Warmer Kiwi Homes subsidies—covering up to 80% of the cost of insulation and heat pumps.
Free Small Retrofits (valued up to $300)
Depending on your needs, you may receive items like:
LED light bulbs
Draught-stopping kits
Low-flow shower heads
Portable heaters
Secondary glazing/insulation kits
Free Large Retrofits (valued up to $1,000)
Some homes may be eligible for larger items like:
Curtains and moisture barriers
Ventilation systems
Additional insulation or heat pump support
Major Renovations
For homes needing more extensive repairs, we can refer you to trusted partners like Habitat for Humanity
Who Can Apply?
✓ Holders of a Community Services Card
✓ Referrals from health providers, financial mentors, or community services
Let’s Get Started
Fill in the form and a member of our team will be in touch to arrange your free assessment.
Check Your Eligibility
Healthy Home Standards Assessment
We help make sure the home you’re renting out is warm, dry and meets the new HHS.
- How we help:
CEWh has developed a 1.5 hour procedure, to assess your rental property against the Healthy Homes Standards (HHS), and make recommendations for necessary upgrades.
- How we help:
- Focus Areas:
Specific and minimum standards for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture ingress, drainage and draught stopping now required in rental properties.
- Focus Areas:
- Benefits:
These standards create warmer drier homes for tenants, improving their health outcomes and also result in lower maintenance costs for landlords. - Pricing:
$200 + GST depending on the size of your dwelling.
- Benefits:
Not sure if your property meets the new standards or want to book an assessment?
Meridian Energy Wellbeing Program
The cost of living is a real issue for many New Zealanders. To help Meridian have created an Energy Wellbeing Fund with a $5 million investment, aimed at supporting 5,000 Meridian and Powershop households in hardship on their journeys towards energy wellbeing. CEWh Home Performance advisers are contracted by Meridian to carry out in-home assessments and interventions from curtains to insulations and heat pumps in the wider Whāingaroa area.
If you are a Meridian Customer in need of support reach out to us at connect@cewh.org.nz