1495 days ago

Six new $1b+ Auckland CBD luxury hotels about to open during global lockdown

Brian from New Lynn

The six hotels due to open shortly are:
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• The new-build 194-room Sudima on the Wellesley/Nelson St corner by Hind Management;
• The new-build five-star waterfront 190-room $300m Park Hyatt, Halsey St on ex-Team NZ sailing base by China's Fu Wah;
• Travelodge Wynyard, a 154-room property advertising its opening date as October;
• QT Auckland, a 150-room hotel opening in a former Viaduct Harbour office building;
• The 104-room Hotel Britomart near the waterfront by Peter Cooper's Cooper and Company;
• The Mercure Auckland Queen Street, a 96-room hotel spanning eight stories in an existing building.
Humphries said it won't be till 2022 that a seventh huge hotel - the 303-room five-star Horizon between Hobson St and Nelson St by SkyCity Entertainment Group - is due to open.
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13 hours ago

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Grandpa went for a walk, and it started raining.
He forgot to bring an umbrella and didn’t have a hat.
When he got home, his clothes were soaking wet, but not a hair on his head was wet.
How was this possible?

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5 hours ago

What's the best way to keep grocery shopping bills down?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

We are still feeling the pinch and the weekly shop is no different. So we are after your cost-saving tips please, neighbours!

What’s the best way you've found to cut down on your grocery bill? Share below (and hear tips from others!)

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7 days ago

Poll: Should you ask before planting tall shrubs/trees near your property line?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

It may be fine now but in a few years trees can block out light or views for neighbours.

Do you think neighbours should ask before they go ahead and plant these?

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Should you ask before planting tall shrubs/trees near your property line?
  • 69% Yes, always ask
    69% Complete
  • 29.8% No
    29.8% Complete
  • 1.1% Other - I'll share below!
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2191 votes