Today's Home Steps
One gentle household action when you open Today — no overwhelm, no scores.
Learn moreSteady steps for your
household — anytime
A free companion for whānau in Aotearoa. Calm explainers and checklists for renting, money, bills, employment, and emergency readiness — open day or night, at your pace.
part of the Resilience Programme
Your household will take the lead — gently
Home Steps helps whānau answer one calm question: what helps our household feel steadier today? Open the app anytime for Today ideas, practical explainers, checklists, and NZ support signposting — sitting alongside the community helpers you already trust.
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Start with Today, browse Steps, save Checklists — no paywall, no trial ending, no guilt if you miss a day. Available whenever your household needs a steady next step.
Steps
Short explainers on renting, money, bills, employment, and readiness — signposting only.
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Checklists
Templates for bills, documents, moving out, and emergency kits — nothing becomes overdue.
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Emergency readiness
Household plans and kit checklists so you feel a little more prepared — without fear.
Learn moreMore support for everyday whānau
Vector Group Charitable Trust builds digital-first companions so practical help sits alongside the wider community. Home Steps is free, calm, and available around the clock — educational signposting that walks with Tenancy Services, Citizens Advice, Sorted, and local helpers, never instead of them.
- ✓Open anytime — day or night, at your pace
- ✓One daily step — never an endless to-do list
- ✓No paywalls, streaks, scores, or guilt
- ✓NZ signposting that celebrates community care
How a day feels
Open when you're ready. Close when you've done enough. Steady households grow in small, everyday steps — and Home Steps is here around the clock.
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Together
One calm step
Anytime
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Always
No overdue
Steps you can actually use
Short, practical explainers and checklists — ready in the app now.
Questions before you start?
Yes. Home Steps is free for whānau, with no paywall, no trial ending, and no daily streak pressure.
No. Home Steps offers educational explainers and NZ resource links. Talk to Tenancy Services, Citizens Advice Bureau, Sorted, Work and Income, or a qualified advisor when you need personalised help.
Face-to-face household help in a community is precious — and often only available in short windows. Home Steps adds calm, free guidance you can open any time, so whānau aren’t left waiting between those moments of care.
Open Today for one calm step, browse Steps and Checklists, use Ideas or Helper to find the right page, and keep optional Notes for yourself.
Yes. Tick items as you go — progress is saved. Nothing becomes overdue.
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Aroha
★★★★★
We don’t finish every idea — and that’s fine. Tiny Steps just makes today feel possible again for our whānau.
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