Air Conditioning/Heat Pump
If anyone is contemplating installing an Air Conditioning/Heat Pump unit, I would strongly advise against using KENSAIR – a firm used by the City Council for the retrofit scheme.
I bought a Hitachi 50YHA3 unit in March last year, having it supplied and fitted by Kensair in April, 2017. From the day it was fitted it was faulty. As soon as it reached operating temperature, the remote control would no longer function correctly. It was a simple fault – a heat-sensitive board on the wall unit – and could have been fixed with a simple replacement. After some months and many letters and emails, they sent me a replacement remote control unit, which was stupid, since the remote is not affected by the unit’s temperature so very obviously it was not the problem. This idiocy was compounded by their sending a remote for a totally different model, thus it did not work at all, since the coding was different.
I continued to send letters and emails, even giving probable causes for the problem (I am completely familiar with the electronics and mechanics of these devices, having taught it), however Hitachi apparently could not reproduce the problem in their workshops (I would have been amazed it they could have) and Kensair just were not interested in fulfilling their obligations under the Consumer Guarantees Act.
I finally had a Lawyer ring Kensair, and had a replacement fitted OVER ONE AND A QUARTER YEARS AFTER IT WAS SUPPLIED. For a unit costing $5,276 this was disgusting.
DO NOT TOUCH KENSAIR. Their service is non-existent.
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.5% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20.7% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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68.8% Nah - not for me
By-election for Otara-Papatoetoe area
Just to let everyone know that we have another by-election happening, and here is the reason why. Below are details and dates, so keep an eye on your letter boxes.
The Manukau Court’s Ruling
The Manukau District Court determined that the Papatoetoe subdivision result of the Ōtara–Papatoetoe Local Board election was invalid, ruling that the outcome had been “materially affected” by voting irregularities. Judge Richard McIlraith found that the scale and nature of the irregularities met the legal threshold required to void an election under New Zealand’s local electoral laws.
In his decision, Judge McIlraith stated that the evidence presented — including reports of stolen voting papers, fraudulent use of ballots, and other procedural irregularities — was sufficient to conclude that the integrity of the election had been compromised. The court noted that at least 79 voting papers were identified as having been cast without the rightful voter’s knowledge during a judicially supervised examination of ballot boxes.
While the judge acknowledged that the election had been administered “properly and in accordance with all requirements” by Independent Election Services and the electoral officer, he concluded that the fraudulent activity originated outside the official process and nonetheless impacted the final result to a degree that required the election to be voided.
As a result of the ruling, the court ordered that a new election must be held, with Auckland Council confirming that the fresh poll must be completed by 9 April 2026
Poll: 🗑️ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.
We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.
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85.1% Same!
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14.9% Would have liked to try something different
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