Southland Warm Homes Trust | Warmer, Healthier Homes

The Southland Warm Homes Trust (SWHT) is creating warmer, healthier homes by providing subsidy funding to those who are eligible for Warmer Kiwi Homes – insulation and heating installations and other healthy home initiatives in the Southland Region.

SWHT was formed in 2008 by the Southland Power Trust and Electricity Invercargill Limited. The SWHT, in association with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), offers support for warmer, healthier homes by providing insulation and heating assessments and retrofits for Southland and West Otago homes. The Trustees of the Southland Warm Homes Trust are: Lesley Soper (Chair), Carl Findlater, Stephen Canny and Cr Keith Horrell.

The SWHT community funders are Electricity Invercargill Ltd, Southland Power Trust, The Power Company Ltd, PowerNet, Invercargill City Council, Gore and Southland District Councils, Environment Southland, Community Trust South, The Aotearoa Gaming Trust and NZAS. The WellSouth PHO and Work and Income New Zealand have also provided indirect support for the project.

The SWHT acknowledge the support of both their present and past community funders. Past funders include The Invercargill Licensing Trust and the ILT Foundation, Invercargill Te Ara a Kewa Health Trust, Southland Energy Efficiency Trust, Takitimu Health PHO Ltd, Hokonui PHO and NZ Oil and Gas.

Their support has provided insulation and heating retrofits to over 10,000 Southland and West Otago homes since 2008. PowerNet provides administration and financial reporting services on behalf of the Southland Warm Homes Trust.

Insulation for your home

Awarua Synergy has a great range of insulation products and expert installers and has helped bring warmth and comfort to more than 800- homes of all shapes and sizes – in the lower South Island.

Heating your home

A good, efficient heating source is vital to keeping your family warm over the cooler months.

15 years of keeping people warm and healthy

The Southland Warm Homes Trust (SWHT) celebrated 15 years of operation in 2023 with an event held at Awarua Synergy recognising the achievement with past and present stakeholders.

Creating Healthy Homes

Offering support for warmer, healthier homes.

Insulation Subsidies

Heating Subsidy

Other Initiatives

What we do

Southland Warm Homes Trust keeping people warm for 15 years.

‘Mind-blowing’ need for warmer housing

Keeping People Warm for a Decade