Berryman building on Riverhead successThis Selah Homes house in Riverhead won a gold in it's division at the Registered Master Builders House of Year awards. The gold was in the Future-Proof Building New Home $500,000 - $650,000 (building cost) category for the Auckland-Northland region. Mark Berryman Selah Homes founder Mark Berryman (centre) and staff with volunteers from Habitat For Humanity built dozens of homes for families in Samoa. While the house was created with the woody surrounds of Riverhead in mind Berryman says his work is also inspired by his time spent building houses in the pacific. The families pay for materials and help with the building which Berryman says gives them pride and ownership in the process.

Source: Stuff August 15, 2016 22:17 UTC