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Nearly half of first-home buyers would consider a rental
The higher 35% deposit required for investment properties in some regions around New Zealand is still less cash up front than a 20% deposit for a first home in Auckland, so some are “getting creative” and buying investment properties, just to get on the ladder.
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Poll: Do you mind when neighbours leave freebies on the street?
Some spare wood, used furniture or children's toys - do you mind when your neighbours leave goods on the street for others to make use of?
Share your thoughts in the comments and poll below.
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86.3% It's fine!
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11.3% It annoys me!
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2.5% Other - I'll share below
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Here's another pesky riddle, what word is it?
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
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Shocking anti-Māori propaganda posted in mailboxes
I am a Māori and today I found some shocking anti-Māori propaganda which had been obviously hand delivered into my mailbox. It was a call to action and as the neice of the late Moana Jackson and Syd Jackson, two intelligent and educated Māori leaders I am appalled to think that someone in my Island Bay neighbourhood is helping to spread these hateful messages.