Te Whare Oranga Ngakau

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Te Whare Oranga Ngakau (TWON) is a kaupapa Māori drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation centre in Rotorua run by Te Utuhina Manaakitanga Trust. TWON support those they work with by providing Hauora Wānanga – health education and information from a Māori perspective which celebrates and promote an understanding of a holistic Māori view of health.  

The Trust took over a partially abandoned building on the edge of Rotorua and converted it into a full residential facility, catering to all the needs of up to 20 people at a time. Alongside the value of manaakitanga the Trust has demonstrated strong kaitiakitanga by specifying an Apricus solar hot water system and a 5kW PV electric system. The combination of the technologies provides a large proportion of the buildings energy requirements in a low carbon, renewable way.

The Apricus system uses eight ETC30 collectors in two arrays of four on the roof. The low pitch roof has required the collectors to be raised slightly for optimum performance. There is 1,150L solar hot water cylinder and a Rinnai Demand Duo instantaneous gas water heater to ensure they never run out of hot water.  

The system includes live monitoring to demonstrate the powerful environmental and economic benefits to the Trust, their clients and the wider community.  

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Apricus specialises in sustainable hot water and central heating systems for residential and commercial buildings. We work with architects, specifiers, facility managers and homeowners to bring solutions that reduce their environmental impact and meet their hot water and central heating needs.

Apricus brings the latest renewable hot water technologies into the New Zealand market, leading with innovative solar hot water collectors, CO2 hot water heat pumps and pellet biomass boilers. We aim to offer the most reliable eco alternatives to burning fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal.

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  • ÖkoFEN Pellet Boiler - commercial heating & hot water.
  • Apricus - evacuated tube solar hot water systems for homes and commercial buildings.

Our pellet biomass boilers are produced by one of Europe's leading manufacturers, ÖkoFEN, a specialist in pellet boilers and a supplier of space-saving, cost-effective, simple solutions for storing pellets. Offering storage tanks suitable for all space and pellet requirements. The pellet boilers can provide enough hot water for even the most extensive home heating needs, using radiators, underfloor pipework, or a combination. The wood pellets burned are made in New Zealand from waste sawdust and wood shavings, providing 100% renewable heating, whatever the temperature outside.

Our range of hot water heat pumps use some of the most environmentally friendly refrigerants while offering outstanding performance. The very low global warming potential makes these systems the perfect electric alternative to gas hot water systems. Households can now reduce their energy costs and improve the sustainability of their home with ease.

The Apricus solar systems have robust frames, easy-to-use controllers and high-efficiency pumps. The high-performance, reliable designs can withstand New Zealand’s extreme environmental conditions. This is combined with a careful focus on quality and continual improvement by the team at Apricus International.

All complete system packages are individually designed for maximum savings, and on-shore technical support and global experience ensure quality and precision for every installation.