Auckland’s already congested transport system came to a shuddering halt yesterday and there was dancing on the motorways as Tongans turned out in their thousands to welcome their rugby world cup squad to New Zealand. The team responded to a rapturous reception at Auckland airport by performing a ‘haka’: It followed a similar display from…
Thinking of emigrating to New Zealand and looking for a better lifestyle? You may be better off staying put and not risk becoming caught in a poverty trap. An article in today’s Stuff highlights how outrageously expensive Auckland has become over the last two years, due mostly to a strong NZ dollar. Living costs have…
A matter of days ago the NZ Herald faithfully, and with a straight-face, reproduced Barfoot and Tompson’s report that Auckland’s residential property market in March was at a four year high, exceeding “anything we’d ever experienced” according to Barfoot’s managing director Peter Thompson (read “Auckland house sales reach four year high“) Apparently the average selling…
Whilst Wellington City Council has made its list of 808 earthquake prone buildings available to the public, the new Auckland super city has refused to do the same. According to a report in today’s Herald one of the reasons is a fear that to do so may affect property values. Up to 412 commercial buildings…
As if by proof that no corner of New Zealand is untouched by violent crime, the Armed Offenders Squad was called out to Great Barrier Island after a man was attacked and a woman went missing. According to various reports the man was seriously assaulted with a weapon yesterday and its feared that the 19…
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