Whangarei is rallying behind its Riding for Disabled Association to help a member of the community.
Paula Hunt was a volunteer at the Riding for Disabled Association in Whangarei (RDA) while her son Jackson was a member.
Ms Hunt is in need of somewhere to live, and while her mobile home provides her with a roof over her head, it cannot provide her with the storage space she desperately needs.
Starting with just a few members of RDA, the community's support has grown to nearly 20 people wanting to pitch in and build a five-bay implement shed that will be later extended into Ms Hunt's home.
Jackson came to Whangarei's Riding for Disabled Association when he was 2 years old, when he was unable to walk or talk.
He is now 7 and enrolled in mainstream school, with the help of RDA.
Work started at the weekend on the three-week build in Maungatapere, with RDA president Sue Neilson praying for good weather.
Ms Neilson was amazed at the number of people willing to help, with two men giving up two weeks of work and using their holidays to lay the groundwork for the shed.
"They're just all really interested in helping someone that is involved with the RDA, who has a son that used to ride here."
Ms Neilson says the whole build is turning into a real community feeling. "It's a Whangarei thing: people wanting to help other people. I think it's because we support each other, we understand how hard it is and what people go through raising disabled children."