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Alan Thorp

Group Chief Executive Officer at Habitat for Humanity New Zealand; Chartered Accountant with Master's in Theology focused on housing, health, and community resilience.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Jun 30, 2026

Housing and Health: Why Home Is the Foundation of Wellbeing

Jun 30 · 51m

4:57

But what compels you to stay and how does housing and health interlink in New Zealand?

Alan ThorpGUEST

5:05

Yeah, great questions.

Alan ThorpGUEST

5:07

Yeah, I mean, it's Habitat for Humanity.

Alan ThorpGUEST

5:08

And for me, it's the humanity part of the habitat that actually compels me to stay working for Habitat because I believe that all humans are valued and deserve respect.

Alan ThorpGUEST

5:22

And of course, housing is a core foundation of that.

Alan ThorpGUEST

5:25

And I fundamentally believe that Housing is foundational to a functioning society.

Alan ThorpGUEST

5:32

So if we don't have our housing correct, then our societies will be falling apart.

10 MINS LATER

15:13

How is this become more evident in New Zealand? Can we expand a bit on what you were sharing earlier?