Three years, four designs, $200,000 in fees: one family's dream home battle
A family has spent three years and more than $200,000 getting consent to build a new house, but it’s not the dream home they had originally planned.
Matthew Beaven and Laura Jones had hoped to be living in their new three-storey home in Lyttelton, Christchurch at least a year ago. Instead, they are still looking out across an empty section.
Consent was finally granted in July, and the couple hope to start building before Christmas, but they now face a huge increase in building costs. Continue reading here.
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
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60% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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40% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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